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The Pitt Season 2 Premiere: "7:00 A.M." Review
HBO Max’s acclaimed medical drama The Pitt doesn’t reinvent the wheel by any stretch in its Season 2 premiere, and that’s just fine.
6 hours ago
Deals for Today: Even More Discounted Gaming Laptops During Chip Shortage
Gaming laptop prices are still dropping despite the chip shortage. Find deals on big-name PCs, monitors, CPUs, TVs, and gaming accessories before stock tightens up.
8 hours ago
Roundup: All The Xbox Trailers From The New Game Plus Showcase 2026
Including multiple Xbox first-party appearances!Today marked the debut of the first New Game Plus Showcase, and surprisingly it ended up featuring a whole bunch of Xbox games including some first-party titles, so you better believe we're going to round up all the reveals for you!Down below, you'll find all the trailers for the games with Xbox logos from this event.
9 hours ago
AU Deals: Newer Games, Serious Discounts Led by Metaphor, Silent Hill, and Space Marine II
This list is stacked with more than a few all-timers, some are deeply silly, and a few are dangerously cheap for how much of your soul they will consume.
9 hours ago
Xbox-Published Game Towerborne Ditches Free-To-Play Model, Launches 'In Full' This February
One of the perhaps forgotten Xbox Game Studios releases of 2025 was Towerborne, with Stoic's action-RPG brawler arriving in early access on Series X and S following its 2024 debut on PC, and now it's about to finally get a full launch.It was mentioned a long time ago that the plan for Towerborne was to transition it into a free-to-play release after early access, but that's no longer the case.Instead, it'll be launching on Xbox, PC and PS5 at a price of $24.99 (or $29.99 for the Deluxe Edition) on February 26th, and it'll serve as a "buy once, offline game".
9 hours ago
The New Dungeon Crawler Carl Book Is Up for Preorder and Already Discounted at Amazon
A Parade of Horribles releases on May 12.
08/01/2026
Kathryn Hahn in Talks to Play Mother Gothel in Disney's Live-Action Tangled Remake
Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along, The Studio) is reportedly in talks to play Mother Gothel in Disney’s live-action Tangled remake.
08/01/2026
Avowed Is the Latest Xbox Game Studios Title Headed to PlayStation
Avowed is the latest Xbox Game Studios creation to head to PlayStation, developer Obsidian announced today.
08/01/2026
Avowed Releases For PS5 Alongside Free 'Anniversary Update' On Xbox This February
New Game Plus is part of the update.It's been announced today as part of the New Game Plus Showcase that Obsidian's Avowed will officially be heading to PS5 on February 17th, and that'll coincide with a brand-new Anniversary Update for all platforms including Xbox.The update will bring New Game Plus to Avowed, allowing you to carry all your abilities and gear over to a new playthrough (albeit at level 1), and it'll also include three new races, a Photo Mode and various other cool features.
08/01/2026
Embark Thinks It 'Should Do a Lot More' With Trading in Arc Raiders, But Players Aren't Sold
Embark Studios says it ‘should do a lot more’ with trading in Arc Raiders, but some players are worried about how a potential in-game market might affect the experience.
08/01/2026
Greenland 2: Migration Review
Greenland 2: Migration review – Another fine outing for Gerard Butler as he treks through the apocalypse.
08/01/2026
Primate Review
Primate review: From Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z to Chimpan-KILL! This killer chimpanzee flick delivers the goofy goods.
08/01/2026
Deltarune Fans Are Trying to Solve a Three-Year-Old ARG That May Give Clues to a Beloved Character's Fate
Hey, fellow Undertale and Deltarune fan. Did you know there was a Deltarune ARG going on? Did you know it's technically been going on for three years now? Neither did I!
08/01/2026
Arc Raiders Dev Promises 'Significant Changes' After Players Report Widespread Issues With Cheaters
Embark Studios has outlined its plan to deal with Arc Raiders cheaters after they became a hot topic in the community earlier this week.
08/01/2026
13 Years Later, Hot Toys Finally Gives Arkham Origins' Batman the Figure He Deserves
Arkham Origins features one of the coolest Batman designs in the character's long history, and that design is finally getting the Hot Toys figure it deserves.
08/01/2026
After the Stranger Things Finale and Conformity Gate, Here are 8 More of the Most Divisive Series Finales in TV History
With the Stranger Things fandom still raging over the final episode and Conformity Gate, here are 8 other series finales that truly divided TV viewers.
08/01/2026
Nintendo Source Blames Switch 2 Holiday Sales Slowdown on the Economic Landscape and the 'Absence of a Major Western Game' — Despite the Release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Nintendo Switch 2 sales over the holidays reportedly fell short of those recorded by the console's predecessor back in 2017, during its first end-of-year season.
08/01/2026
Industry Insider Teases 'Secret' Fourth Game For The Xbox Developer Direct Showcase
Today's announcement of three games for the Xbox Developer Direct showcase on January 22nd was met with some surprise, as usually these events contain at least four or five games — but there's also always a secret one in the mix.In 2025, it was Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and Ninja Gaiden 4.The question is, will we be getting another secret game in the 2026 version of the event?
08/01/2026
Predator: Badlands Is Getting a 4K Steelbook, Here’s Where to Preorder It
Predator: Badlands is now available to preorder on 4K, Blu-ray, and as a 4K steelbook, with a release date of February 17, 2026. Here's where you can preorder the film and what bonus features it comes with.
08/01/2026
Corsair Finally Put a Full Elgato Stream Deck Into a Top-End Mechanical Keyboard at CES 2026
Corsair's Galleon 100 SD is the keyboard I've been asking for for years.
08/01/2026
For its gaming hardware contingent, CES 2026 was a good week to bury good news
CES 2026 doesn’t technically end until tomorrow, but then if it were a football match, it’d be the kind where the home side gets battered 4-0 and the cameras keep cutting to a stream of season ticket holders slumping towards the doors with 20 minutes left.An all-timer in the history of Consumer Electronics Show, it has not been.Read more
08/01/2026
South Park Arrives In Fortnite This Friday, Two Months After The Successful Simpsons Season
Update: We've got the full details!It seems Fortnite has been having a ton of success with crossovers recently, especially when it comes to the big Simpsons one that took place back in November — and now another major cartoon crossover is on the way very soon.The official Fortnite account on social media has teased that South Park will enter the game on January 9th (this Friday), although no further details have been provided just yet.
08/01/2026
The Spider-Verse Comes Alive in The Marvel Art of Dan Dos Santos
The Marvel Art of Dan Dos Santos celebrates a modern Marvel master, and we've got an exclusive look at some of the gorgeous Spider-Verse paintings featured within.
08/01/2026
Matt Damon Had a Beard for a Year and Slimmed Down to His High School Body Weight For Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Matt Damon took getting in shape for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey seriously — and that included slimming down to his high school weight for the role.
08/01/2026
Tom Cruise Filmed a Lightsaber Battle in Star Wars: Starfighter
Mission Impossible legend Tom Cruise dropped in on the set of Star Wars: Starfighter via helicopter and ended up filming a lightsaber duel.
08/01/2026
Ooh, that rumoured Witcher 3 DLC could be something really funky, if it's set where the latest report suggests
'There's a mysterious extra DLC for The Witcher 3 in the works', this bit of paper claims.'Also, it reportedly might be set in Zerrikania,' says the paper.'Ooh, that's new,' the Witcherman's noggin thinks.
08/01/2026
Microlandia is a "brutally honest" scion of SimCity that thinks of cities as "beautiful but insane machines"
Microlandia deserves a much longer article, preferably written by our resident virtual metropolis judger Sin Vega.For the moment, I will only say that it’s a work-in-progress city-builder fuelled by a poetical mixture of admiration and terror for cities. Read more
08/01/2026
Xbox Unveils Its Latest Crossover As Fallout Joins Call Of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops 7
"Vault doors open.Yesterday, a new trailer by the Call of Duty folks revealed that a Fallout crossover was on the way to the series as part of Season 01 Reloaded, and that season officially kicks off today (January 8th) at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT.The crossover, which obviously involves two franchises owned by Xbox, will see loads of free Fallout content coming to both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, including a Nuketown map variant based around Vault Town, and multiple Limited Time Modes known as "S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Mayhem", "The Ghouls" and "Project RADS".
08/01/2026
These Are the 10 Best Books to Look Out for in January 2026
January is packed with romance, thrills, and action, with some brilliant books to kick off 2026. Here are our favorites.
08/01/2026
Will Arnett Set To Replace Stranger Things Alum David Harbour in Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!
Will Arnett will reportedly replace David Harbour in upcoming movie Behemoth!, after the Stranger Things actor recently departed the project despite already having filmed some scenes.
08/01/2026
'Where Was She?': Stranger Things Actress Absent From Season 5 Says Filming Would Have Helped Her Obtain Health Insurance During Cancer Battle
Stranger Things actress Jennifer Marshall, who played Max's mom Susan, has called out her character's absence in the show's final season — and said that being able to film scenes would have helped fund her own cancer treatment.
08/01/2026
Minecraft's getting cuter baby animals whose single pixel eyes you can stare into as you nudge them into lava
Minecraft's getting marginally cuter with its next update, as it continues to pretend it isn't designed for the express purpose of teaching innocent children that in order to survive, you've sometimes got to beat some pigs and trees to death with your bare hands.Baby farm animal mobs, long just mini-mes of their adult versions with slightly different head/body size ratios are getting their own unique appearances.Read more
08/01/2026
Architect Of Ruin is a beautiful dark fantasy temple builder from former Valve devs and Hooded Horse
Was your new year resolution to rebuild an evil temple on behalf of a baleful god?The former Epic and Valve developers of Dead Money LLC have signed a wicked pact with the strategy game illuminati of Hooded Horse to release Architect of Ruin – a “completely hand drawn” fantasy colony simulation game that looks like Dwarf Fortress twisted by 45 degrees and pumped full of Dungeon Keeper DNA. Read more
08/01/2026
Fable Developer Hyped To Show 'Much More' Of The Game At January's Xbox Event
"Our first deep dive".In case you missed it, Microsoft announced the date and three confirmed games for the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase today, and one of them is a game that many thought might get delayed to 2027 in Playground Games' Fable.Its appearance at the event suggests Xbox is still targeting 2026 for Fable, and the developer has shared a brief teaser on social media ahead of January 22nd, hyping up how the team is ready to show "much more" of the game:Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/01/2026
Assassin’s Creed Shadows for PS5 Is Back to Its Lowest Price Yet at Amazon
Assassin’s Creed Shadows for PS5 has dropped back to its lowest price so far at Amazon of $34.99, making for a 50% discount from its list price of $69.99.
08/01/2026
Nintendo Reveals New Switch 2 Joy-Con Colors, Light Purple and Light Green
Nintendo has unveiled its first set of alternative Switch 2 Joy-Con colors, which feature cool pastel shades resembling violet and teal.
08/01/2026
Jujutsu Kaisen Returns for Season 3 - Here's When to Expect New Episodes of The Culling Games Part 1
Everything you need to know to stream the new season of JJK.
08/01/2026
Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase Gets Official Date Alongside Three Confirmed Games
Microsoft has revealed that the date of the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase is January 22nd, and the start time will be 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT on that day.Three games will be included in the Xbox Developer Direct showcase this year (unless any surprises show up, which we assume they might), with the confirmed titles being Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation.Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/01/2026
Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Announced for Next Week, Featuring Fable and Forza Horizon 6
Microsoft has confirmed its fourth Xbox Developer Direct for Thursday, January 22. The broadcast will feature Playground Games as one of the participants, with gameplay footage of both Fable and Forza Horizon 6.
08/01/2026
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon Review
One small step for man, one giant leap for the Trails series.
08/01/2026
The Best Cooperative Board Games to Play as a Team
There are plenty of quality co-op board games with which to set aside competition and forge bonds of friendship.
08/01/2026
Two New Sales Have Just Gone Live On Xbox, Including A 'Game Pass Last Chance Sale'
Lots of exclusive deals for Game Pass members.The first of these is a Game Pass Last Chance Sale, which includes discounts for tons of major games — the catch being that all the deals are exclusive to Game Pass members.The other sale is called "Beyond Countdown", and it's focused on DLC content rather than actual games.
08/01/2026
A new StarCraft shooter's reportedly set to be revealed this year, possibly as a BlizzCon headliner
A new shooter in the series is reportedly set to be revealed this year, possibly as the big headline act of Blizzcon in September.The existence of such a secret shootery thing in the works at Blizzard was first reported by Jason Schreier last year, being one of the revelations to come out of his book on the publisher, titled Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.Read more
08/01/2026
My Winter Car is out now - a frosty early access sequel to the hateful motoring sim that has you "spiraling even deeper"
Last January, our reviewer Brendan "Shitty Shitty Wham Bam" Caldwell called My Summer Car "a sordid sim of piss and pistons that won't hold your disgusting little hand", proceeding to warn that it "will either scare you off with its complexity or induce Stockholm syndrome with its mesmerisingly neglectful approach".Out now in early access, My Winter Car is all of that plus the "terrible coldness and darkness of Finnish winter", in the words of developers Amistech Games.Read more
08/01/2026
The Witcher 3 Expansion Reports Continue, Now With Discussion of A Possible 'Dune-Style' Location
Evidence of an under-wraps third expansion for The Witcher 3 continues to mount, with one report now pointing to a possible 'Dune-style' location for the new adventure.
08/01/2026
PUBG: Blindspot, the top-down one of Plunkbat's siblings, deploys into early access next month
PUBG: Blindspot, the PUBG spin-off previously dubbed Project Arc, is set to take the early access plunge on February 5th, 2026.That's PUBG: Black Budget, PUBG: Blindspot's all about fights in which you're staring at the tops of folks' heads.Read more
08/01/2026
Report: Xbox Working On 'Major Updates' To PC App For Next Console's Dashboard
It's apparently going to utilise the "Full Screen Experience" like the Xbox Ally.One of the things that's been getting a lot of attention out of that massive Windows Central report on Xbox yesterday is that the next Xbox console is going to run "full bore Windows", which is actually something that was mentioned a few months ago by the same outlet.In October, it was claimed that the next-gen console would allow you to exit out to Windows and access the likes of Steam and Epic Games Store if you wanted to, or you could just remain within the Xbox ecosystem instead.
08/01/2026
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Star Sarah Michelle Gellar Describes The New Series As a 'Continuation' — And Confirms Its Title
Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has described the franchise's upcoming new Hulu series as a "continuation" of the original — something that inspired its new name.
08/01/2026
Wolfenstein 3 is reportedly in the works at Machine Games, possibly alongside a Rainbow Six Siege-ish multiplayer thing
The world could certainly do with another game about slapping up Swastika-wearers right now.Thankfully, having finished off Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Machine Games are reportedly working on the previously teased Wolfenstein 3.Read more
08/01/2026
New Life is Strange Game Spotted, And Yes, This One Will Finally Bring Back Chloe
A ratings board leak has detailed Life is Strange: Reunion, a new game in the narrative adventure series that focuses on the return of fan-favorite character Chloe.
08/01/2026
Xbox Has Begun Licensing Old Games For Physical Cartridges, And More Are Coming In 2026
Two have arrived so far, with others already confirmed.At the end of November last year, Evercade released two new cartridges — one full of games from Rare's back catalogue, and another from Activision.Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/01/2026
Listen to Harry Potter's Next Full Cast Audiobook for Less Than £1 With This Brand New Audible Deal
Audible is giving away memberships at just £0.99 per month in the UK right now, and it's perfect for listening to the new Full Cast Audiobooks for Harry Potter.
08/01/2026
Rockstar continue to claim firings were about preventing GTA 6 leaks, as union push to get devs interim relief
The union, which filed legal claims against the company over the dismissals last year, continue to assert that they were a form of union busting.Rockstar, meanwhile, have released a fresh statement claiming that the root of this is simply stopping info about GTA 6 from leaking.Read more
08/01/2026
Stranger Things Secret Episode Theory Debunked by Netflix, Which Has Now Stated That 'All Episodes' Are Available
Netflix has dashed the hopes of Stranger Things fans expecting a secret final episode of the series, by confirming that "every" episode of the show is now available.
08/01/2026
GTA 6 may not yet be "content complete" and another release delay is possible, claims Jason Schreier
GTA 6 may not yet be “content complete”, according to anonymous sources cited by Bloomberg’s scooper-dooper journoman Jason Schreier, and he would not be “super shocked” if the new Miami-set open world game were delayed again, though he thinks the current 19th November 2026 release date is relatively solid. Read more
08/01/2026
Star Wars Outlaws for PS5 and Xbox Series X Is Back to $20 at Amazon
Amazon has slashed the price of Star Wars Outlaws for PS5 and Xbox Series X down to $19.99, marking a return to its lowest price yet there.
08/01/2026
Netflix's His & Hers Review
Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal's fiery chemistry makes His & Hers an elevated thriller that levels up the material from a standard murder mystery into something gripping and bingeable.
08/01/2026
EB Games Proposes Closing All Stores in New Zealand
Employees have until January 12 to respond to the closure proposal.
08/01/2026
Qualcomm Can’t Make Me Care About Gaming on Snapdragon
Qualcomm is claiming its new laptop chips have gaming chops. Do they?
08/01/2026
This $15 Cordless Tire Inflator and Air Compressor Belongs in Your Car Emergency Kit
Handy for both topping up your tires and fixing your flats.
08/01/2026
AU Deals: Battlefield 6 Leads a Week of Ridiculous Discounts
There are some genuinely smart buys here, not just filler discounts dressed up as generosity.
08/01/2026
HP's All-in-One Plan Leases You a Printer and Unlimited Ink for a Low Monthly Price
Get a $470 printer for just $12.99 per month.
08/01/2026
The Best Budget Gaming Mouse to Buy in 2026
We rounded up five our of favorite budget gaming mice, all under $100.
07/01/2026
Tangled Live-action Movie Finds Its Rapunzel and Flynn Rider
Disney's upcoming Tangled live-action film has found its Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, in Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim.
07/01/2026
Dell Outlet Has the Best Deals on Alienware Area-51 Gaming PCs with RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs
You get the same warranty as buying new.
07/01/2026
Fortnite's latest collab with an adult animated series that's somehow still going is none other than South Park
You know what South Park feels like to me?A feeling of waiting for the inevitable, the end, or the beginning.Not so much the contents of the show, none of that needs all that much thought, more so its very existence, which is now apparently transplanting itself into Fortnite.
07/01/2026
Audible Kicks Off its First Sale of the Year, Get Premium Plus for Just $0.99 Per Month
Catch up on the latest audiobooks from Rebecca Yarros, Brandon Sanderson, Suzanne Collins, and more.
07/01/2026
Fortnite Meets South Park as Official Trailer Reveals 5-Player Quints Playlist and a Free Mini Pass
The Fortnite South Park trailer is (officially) here, revealing an all-new short as Butters, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny all drop in for five-player battle royale matches – a.k.a. Quints.
07/01/2026
Whoops, looks like PEGI accidentally revealed that a new Life is Strange is on the way
Undeniably beloved by many, it has fallen victim to that whole franchising thing, having received an entry only in 2024 via Life is Strange: Double Exposure, a sequel game that was perhaps a little bit too messy.And here we are, in 2026, with PEGI potentially spoiling the reveal of a new entry in the series subtitled Reunion.Spoilers ahead for the game!
07/01/2026
Deals for Today: Gaming PCs, Laptops and Accessories on Sale
Today’s best gaming PC and laptop deals are live, with discounts on accessories, home fitness equipment and portable power stations.
07/01/2026
The Elder Scrolls Online is ditching yearly expansions and folding its premium content into the base game, but it's also gaining a battle pass
Back in September, studio game director Rich Lambert told GamesIndustry.biz that the Elder Scrolls Online team were exploring a move from big expansions to smaller, more frequent updates.Jump ahead four months and, well, that's exactly what they're doing.Read more
07/01/2026
Save $50 Off the New Apple AirPods Pro 3 Earbuds
This is the all-time lowest price for the latest gen AirPods Pro.
07/01/2026
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, including release date, pricing, and what comes in each edition.
07/01/2026
Arc Raiders Dev 'Looking Into' Balance Updates for Trigger Nade, Stitcher, and More After Holiday Delays
Arc Raiders players hoping for a new game update may not have to wait much longer, as developer Embark Studios says it is “looking into” balance changes for some of its most controversial weapons.
07/01/2026
Wolfenstein 3 Is Reportedly In Development
Another entry in the Wolfenstein franchise may be on the way, according to multiple reports today. Specifically, a Wolfenstein 3.
07/01/2026
HP Omen 16 Gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU Drops to $1,099.99 at Best Buy
This is an excellent 1080p and even 1440p gaming rig.
07/01/2026
Jet Set Radio Future on PC? It's not a guarantee, but a new project may lead to such a, well, future
There's no universal way to play them.That has meant that many a game over the years has been stuck to particular platforms, one of the most surprising being Jet Set Radio Future, to this day a game that's still only available on the original Xbox, and the Xbox 360 through backwards compatibility.Thanks to some techy wizards, that might change in the near future.
07/01/2026
New Xbox Hardware Is Reportedly Set To Arrive In 2026
One of the things that was mentioned in Windows Central's big report / predictions piece on Xbox in 2026 today was that new Xbox hardware is set to arrive at some point this year.No, it's almost certainly not going to be the new Xbox console, but the article mentions how they "suspect" it could be the Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller that's been rumoured for some time now, along with maybe other controller revisions.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/01/2026
Stock Up on a Four-Pack of 10 Feet 100W USB Type-C Cables for Just $13 on Amazon
These cables are great for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 17, or laptop.
07/01/2026
Warner Bros. Board Rejects Paramount's 'Inadequate' Hostile Takeover Bid
The Warner Bros. Discovery board has again dismissed Paramount's hostile takeover attempt, branding it as "inadequate" and a "risk" to the company due to its reliance on an "extraordinary amount of incremental debt."
07/01/2026
Sandfall Interactive have some light regrets over how they handled Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's final boss
You're at the end of a game, you've done all of the side quests, you're strong as hell, finally read to take on the final boss, confident you can finish this quest you started 30-100 hours ago.This was seemingly the case for a number of people in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and now the game's lead designer Michel Nohra has expressed some regret for those who had that experience. Read more
07/01/2026
Netflix Reveals 2026 Slate, With New Looks at Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, Bridgerton Season 4, and John Cena in Little Brother
Netflix has revealed its 2026 slate, with new looks at Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, Bridgerton Season 4, and John Cena in Little Brother. Check out the full list of TV shows and movies.
07/01/2026
Union Asks Judge to Grant Fired GTA 6 Devs Interim Relief at Preliminary Tribunal Hearing, Rockstar Denies Claims
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has asked a judge to grant the fired GTA 6 developers interim relief at a preliminary employment tribunal hearing held in the UK this week. Rockstar Games, which also attended the hearing, has issued a response to the claims, denying a number of points made by the union.
07/01/2026
StarCraft, Wolfenstein 3 & Fallout New Vegas Remake Could All Be In The Works Over At Xbox
With other big games also mentioned.As we shared earlier today in relation to Developer Direct, well-known Xbox reporter Jez Corden has put out a huge report/predictions piece on the future of Xbox in 2026 and beyond — and it namedrops some absolutely massive releases, even if they're still to be confirmed by their respective Microsoft development teams.In the extensive Windows Central article, Corden mentions Blizzard working on a third-person StarCraft shooter, MachineGames crafting Wolfenstein 3 to coincide with the upcoming TV show, and Bethesda remaking Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, amongst other bits and pieces that could be in the Xbox pipeline for 2026 and beyond.
07/01/2026
Ubisoft close the studio behind Assassin's Creed Rebellion days after the developers vote to unionise
Ubisoft are closing Ubisoft Halifax, the Canadian developers of mobile games Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin's Creed Rebellion.This is strictly speaking outside our mandate as a PC gaming site, of course - I fear smartphones like Hell itself, and only ever communicate over long distances using homing pigeons - but it's all part of Ubisoft's wider transformation into a heavily Tencent-backed publisher, and the nasty twist is that Ubisoft Halifax had only just voted to unionise. Read more
07/01/2026
Fortnite South Park Gameplay Trailer Leak Shows Cartman and the Gang in Action — and Yes, You Can Buy Towelie as a Pet
Details of Fortnite's highly-anticipated South Park crossover have popped up online, with a leaked trailer revealing a first in-game look at Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman and Butters.
07/01/2026
Turns out you have Helldivers 2 to thank for Arc Raiders moving away from a free-to-play model
A few years ago, it would have been pretty easy to imagine Helldivers 2 releasing as a free-to-play game.Instead, it launched as a paid-for, $40 game, a far cry from free, but not the $80-$100 releases we're seeing more and more of.And it's because Arrowhead made the decision to do so that Arc Raiders developer Embark did the exact same thing for their own shooter.
07/01/2026
Parasite Mutant explores the horrors of running circles around not-quite-Xenomorphs, and its demo is out now
Has the gauge filled up to one bar yet?Shit, I forgot to wander up to point blank range and so have hit absolutely nothing.Read more
07/01/2026
January’s Humble Choice Lineup Is Live, Featuring Sonic Frontiers, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and More
The January 2026 Humble Choice lineup has dropped and includes eight exciting games (and one month of IGN Plus). Leading the lineup this month is Sonic Frontiers, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, and Hunt: Showdown 1896, alongside five other games.
07/01/2026
Deep Rock Galactic's Season 6 secret release date looks to have been cracked in minutes by astute diggers
While RDR2’s spider-spun mystery continues to vex seasoned easter egg hunters, the message behind a piece of Deep Rock Galactic promo art – posted on the game’s Discord server earlier today – was seemingly spotted in about twenty minutes.Still, at least it looks to be a handy bit of info: a release date for its big Season 6 update.Read more
07/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer Accepts Ending Criticism From Completionist Fans Who Levelled Up And Left Final Boss Battle 'Disappointed'
The developer behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has acknowledged leaving some completionist fans who wanted a "challenging" final boss fight "disappointed" at its difficulty.
07/01/2026
Creature collector RPG EvoCreo brings its turn-based monster battling to Steam, a decade on from mobile
I found the opening 15 minutes of EvoCreo’s demo to be a laugh riot, mostly because I accidentally named my character “Help”, not “Helen”.Help, I’m adding a map feature to your tablet!Help, there are over 170 Creos to discover!
07/01/2026
Xbox Reporter Teases What Might Be Shown At Developer Direct, Including A Potential Surprise
"It seems the four pillar franchises seem highly likely...".Xbox Developer Direct is right around the corner now, having been confirmed by Microsoft last month, and attention is quickly turning to predicting just what might show up at Xbox's annual January showcase in a few weeks' time.And, as per usual, reporter Jez Corden has put out a big predictions piece that teases some of what could happen at the event, including what sounds like a bit of a surprise from Team Green.
07/01/2026
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just Weeks After It Unionized
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionize.
07/01/2026
Stranger Things 'Conformity Gate' Theory Turns Out to Be Nonsense, as Predicted — and Netflix's Flashy Trailer for Upcoming Projects Isn't Helping Fans Deal With It
The Stranger Things 'Conformity Gate' theory has — as expected — turned out to be nonsense, leaving conspiracy theorists facing the cold, harsh reality that Season 5 really is the end of the show.
07/01/2026
Cairn Preview: Face Beauty and Danger Atop the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain
After several hours playing through an exclusive, hands-on demo of Cairn, the upcoming climbing-survival sim, we were riveted. Our time on the mountain was filled with arduous climbs punctuated with periods of quiet reflection, life-or-death battles against the elements, and a combined sense of victory and wonder as we reached higher and higher.
07/01/2026
Steam's ancient behemoths face increased competition from new games in the store's 2025 money-making rankings
Valve's list of the highest-grossing games on Steam in 2025 has emerged from the great mists, and in a nice revelation, features a larger number of fresh releases than last year's ranking.That's alongside all of the moderately to quite old stuff which more folks keep hopping on the train of with every passing 12 month period.Read more
07/01/2026
Two Major Free-To-Play Games Are Set To Release On Xbox In January 2026
We've been busy drafting up a list of upcoming free-to-play games on Xbox for 2026 over the past few days, and we noticed two of the most major ones are actually coming out this month — or at least, that's the plan as things stand.The first of these is 2XKO, which is a free-to-play fighting game from Riot Games, known for developing the likes of League of Legends and VALORANT. 2XKO actually features characters from League of Legends, and it's based around "explosive 2v2 showdowns" that can be played either solo or with someone else.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/01/2026
Now Stranger Things Is Wrapped Up, We Have Our First Look at Millie Bobby Brown's Enola Holmes 3, Coming to Netflix This Year
Netflix has provided a first look at Enola Holmes 3, the murder mystery sequel starring Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister and Henry Cavill, who plays Sherlock Holmes himself.
07/01/2026
Square Enix May Ban You For Posting Unmarked Spoilers of the 26-year-old JRPG, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined
If you think it's okay to share spoilers of a 26-year-old game, you may want to think again after Square Enix made it clear that anyone willfully spoiling Dragon Quest VII Reimagined may be "temporarily or permanently banned."
07/01/2026
Fallout 3’s Iconic Power Armor Finally Arrives in the TV Show – Plus 23 More Video Game Easter Eggs From the Latest Episode
Fallout 3's iconic T-45 power armor finally arrives in the Fallout TV show, alongside 23 other video game nods and easter eggs.
07/01/2026
David Harbour Drops Out of Upcoming Movie From the Creator of Andor, Allegedly to Rest After Feeling ‘Overwhelmed’ by Stranger Things Wrap Up
David Harbour has dropped out of an upcoming movie starring Pedro Pascal, Eva Victor, Olivia Wilde, and Matthew Lillard, allegedly to rest after feeling “overwhelmed” by the wrapping up of Netflix show Stranger Things.
07/01/2026
Logan Paul Says He'll Hand Deliver the Most Expensive Pokémon Card if You Buy It From Him at Auction — and the Price Is Already More Than $2 Million
The most expensive Pokémon card in the world has been put up for sale by Logan Paul, the wrestler and influencer who previously paid $5.3 million for it.
07/01/2026
The UK Games Industry Had Its Biggest Year Since 2020 Last Year
UK games revenue rose 7.4%.The ERA gathered data from multiple sources to show that UK customers spent £5.4 billion on gaming in 2025, which is up 7.4% on the year before."This is the largest rise that video games have seen in the UK since 2020", the site adds, where revenues shot up massively in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
07/01/2026
The Duffer Brothers Rule Out Stranger Things Sequel That Checks in on the Characters Years Later, Say It Would Be ‘A Gross Cash Grab’
Now Stranger Things has come to an end, fans are wondering what’s next from the wider Stranger Things universe. Some have speculated that a sequel of sorts could be in the works, one that checks back in on the main characters maybe a decade after the events of the Season 5 finale. But the Duffer brothers, co-creators and showrunners of Stranger Things, have ruled a sequel out, saying making such a thing would come across as a “gross cash grab.”
07/01/2026
Please let Red Dead Redemption 2’s unsolved ancient spiderweb mystery end by revealing that RDR2 is a spider's dream
There are weird spiderwebs in RDR2.I read about it on the internet!The spiderwebs appear to be part of a huge Easter egg puzzle the community (aka Youtubers, Xitter users and redditors) are now attempting to solve – an Easter egg that has allegedly lain uncracked since the game’s initial release in 2018.
07/01/2026
New Guitar Hero-Style Game Announced For Xbox Alongside 'Telecaster Edition' Controller
"Players can shred guitar, sing vocals, and build their own note charts...".This game is called Sound System, and it's being developed by the team at Echo Foundry Interactive, led by two veterans of the Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero games.It's described as a "next-generation rhythm platform built for performance, competition, and community", featuring support for guitar, bass and vocals at launch.
07/01/2026
SteamOS seduces another handheld as a new Lenovo Legion Go 2 readies for June
That poll I posted the other day suggests that over half of you RPS reader types play games on Linux, either in part or exclusively.And if a poll says it, I’m in no position to argue, so boy do I have just the CES 2026 story for you: Lenovo are making a SteamOS version of their premium Legion Go 2 portable, joining the lower-end Legion Go S in spreading the Linux-based SteamOS beyond the confines of Valve’s own Steam Decks.Read more
07/01/2026
Help! I'm caught in the grip of a clicker game where you feed the belly of a fusion reactor
Feed The Reactor was only released last night, but I've already become one of the 0.1% of players to prestige its tech tree.In my defense, there's something a lot more active and engaging at the core of this 'idle' clicker than I'm used to.Though, it also helps that Feed The Reactor's theming has me picturing myself as a lab boffin, carefully crafting the mix of fuel and ignition sources that will fire up the heart of a fusion reactor...
07/01/2026
Southern California Police Are Trying to Work Out if Multiple Burglaries Involving Trading Card Businesses Are Linked
Southern California police are investigating a wave of similar burglaries involving trading card businesses in a bid to establish whether they are linked.
07/01/2026
Fallout 3: District of Columbia doubles the size of DC's ruins by resurrecting a bunch of cut areas
Rather than an open and desolate expanse, you're navigating tight underground passageways by Pip-Boy light, occasionally emerging into the daylight to fight through patches of ruined city often littered with battered landmarks.Bethesda had initially envisioned this urban jungle to be even more of an expansive labyrinth, and a group of modders have now had a crack at resurrecting the cut areas to create their own version of that more expansive DC.Read more
07/01/2026
LEGO Says Smart Brick Is 'Here to Stay,' and Responds to 'Questions and Concerns' Around Abandoning Non-Digital Play
A day on from the official reveal of LEGO Smart Brick, the company has responded to concerns that its big announcement poses a risk to its core basis in physical play.
07/01/2026
Locked Fallout TV Show Countdown Timer Coincides With Season 2 Finale — but Fans Are Hoping It Also Signals a Fallout 3 or New Vegas Remaster Shadowdrop
There is a mysterious countdown timer on Amazon’s official website for its Fallout TV series that is set to unlock when the Season 2 finale comes out — but fans think it might also signal the shadowdrop of a Fallout 3 or New Vegas remaster.
07/01/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is Available To Preload On Xbox, And It's Massive
The Xbox release is right around the corner.Square Enix is kicking off the year in a big way with the release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Xbox, and following last month's demo drop, the epic JRPG is now available to preload on Series X|S consoles.We're looking at roughly 110GB for Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Xbox Series X|S;
07/01/2026
FPS Quest turns the perpetual battle for a good frame-rate into an emergent shadow war between rival geeks
Developed by Farlight Games Industry, it's a dungeon crawler in which your frame-rate "is your health", with mistakes and damage causing slowness and stuttering.This extends from lowering the quality of wall textures and characters, to plucking out whole pieces of environment.You'll also have to keep a lid on a simulation of your PC's temperature, and there are work-in-progress off-map areas to explore via noclip-style abilities.
07/01/2026
The Stranger Things Final Battle Against the Mind Flayer Was Inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 — Larian Boss Responds
The Stranger Things final battle was inspired by Baldur’s Gate 3, the Duffer Brothers have revealed.
07/01/2026
Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Premium (January 7)
Four more titles make the jump from Ultimate.where four games move over from the Ultimate library today, including some heavy hitters.Here's all four games available with Xbox Game Pass Premium today (January 7):Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/01/2026
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded Global Release Times and Details Confirmed
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 Reloaded just around the corner, we're starting to get a better idea of what to expect when the new update goes live on January 8. Here's everything we know, including the global release times.
07/01/2026
'Losing Steam' — 3 Months After Launch, It's Time for a Check-in With Battlefield 6 and Its Community
Recent Battlefield 6 Steam reviews have fallen to “Mixed,” with players pointing to bugs, “aggressive monetization,” and generative AI content as player numbers dwindle amid the long wait for Season 2.
07/01/2026
Fallout season 2 is fuelling another Steam player bump, as folks once again remember they like Fallout
While it hasn't taken as commanding a stranglehold over the world's collective consciousness as its debut series did, the second helping of Amazon's Fallout TV show is succeeding in helping drive a number of extra Steam players back to the wasteland.That said, a number of said wastelands being heavily discounted as part of the platform's recently concluded winter sale likely hasn't hindered those efforts.Read more
07/01/2026
'The Game Isn't About Shooting Other Players' — Arc Raiders Dev Explains Why It Won't Add Additional PvP Mechanics Like Leaderboards
Amid the debate about Arc Raiders players who focus on the PvP aspect of the game and little else, the boss of Embark Studios has made the developer’s position clear: this is not a game about killing other players, and it doesn’t want to “foster” that type of gameplay.
07/01/2026
Stray Children: Why the Developer of the Game That Inspired Undertale Has Now Made a Game Inspired by Undertale
I spoke with Moon: Remix RPG Adventure and Stray Children creator and head of Onion Games Yoshiro Kimura about his inspirations, how he relates to his art, and "oddball" games like Undertale.
07/01/2026
Fallout Season 2, Episode 4 Review
With the appearance of a deathclaw and the eruption of a Brotherhood of Steel civil war, Fallout Season 2’s fourth episode excitingly shifts the balance of power in the wasteland.
07/01/2026
The Delightful Astro Bot for PS5 Is Back to Its Best Price at Amazon and Walmart
Amazon and Walmart have dropped the price of Astro Bot for PS5 to $39.97, saving you just over $20 on its usual price of $59.99.
07/01/2026
This Lenovo Rollable OLED Laptop Is Like Strapping an Ultrawide Gaming Monitor to a Gaming Laptop
Rollable displays are coming to gaming laptops at CES 2026.
07/01/2026
AU Deals: Deep Cut Discounts, Big Names, and Way Too Much Value
This batch of deals feels especially unhinged in the good way, where backlog guilt briefly loses its grip and curiosity wins.
07/01/2026
The Massive 85" Samsung 4K Smart TV Drops to Just $699.99 with Free Delivery at Best Buy
The lowest price I've seen for a TV of this size.
07/01/2026
This 48x20 Workbench Features a Solid Wood Desktop and Steel Frame for About $100
A lot sturdier than your typical Ikea flat-pack
07/01/2026
'Steam Charts Don't Measure Fun' – Splitgate Dev Chimes in After Players Express Fear Over PC Launch Numbers
1047 Games has some thoughts regarding how Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is faring on Steam, and it’s got a message for fans: “Steam Charts don’t measure fun.”
06/01/2026
The $10 Joyroom Apple Watch Charger Has an Internal 2,500mAh Battery for Charging on the Go
It's also a third of the price of the official - but basic - Apple Watch charger.
06/01/2026
The Lenovo LOQ RTX 5060 Gaming PC Drops to $799.99, Great Budget 1080p Option
More powerful than the upcoming Steam Machine.
06/01/2026
Deals for Today: MTG Price Watch and a huge RTX 5090 Alienware Discount
Today’s MTG price watch breaks down the best sealed deals across Amazon and TCGPlayer, plus a rare RTX 5090 Alienware discount and two 240W USB-C cables for less than a coffee.
06/01/2026
Save $100 Off the New Apple Watch Series 11 and Own Your New Years Fitness Resolution
New to the Series 11 is an AI-powered "Workout Buddy" that motivates you during exercise.
06/01/2026
Top Five Most-Played Games on PlayStation and Xbox in 2025 in the US Were the Same as in 2024
2025 was bursting with really cool new game releases. And yet, it seems like the vast majority of players (at least in the US) spent most of their time playing the old hits on repeat, because the five most popular games on PlayStation last year were exactly the same as the year before.
06/01/2026
007: First Light Costar Lenny Kravitz Discusses His Love of James Bond Movies Ahead of His Video Game Debut
We talked to rock legend Lenny Kravitz about his role in the upcoming 007: First Light, his decades-long love for the James Bond films, and to tried to glean a little bit more about his character’s role in this twist on a traditional Bond story.
06/01/2026
Today Marks 25 Years Since Bill Gates & The Rock Unveiled The OG Xbox
We're going to have a lot of anniversaries to celebrate over the next 12 months as the original Xbox approaches its 25th birthday, and one of those is the famous unveiling of the console by Bill Gates and Dwayne Johnson at CES 2001.This was undoubtedly a historic moment for Xbox and Microsoft — one that went over extremely well and remains fondly remembered to this day — and even Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson seems to have nostalgia for it these days too.Read the full article on purexbox.com
06/01/2026
The Samsung P9 256GB MicroSD Express Nintendo Switch 2 Memory Card Drops to Just $35
Doubles your Switch 2 storage capacity.
06/01/2026
Sebastian Stan Reportedly Cast in The Batman: Part II in An Unspecified Role
Actor Sebastian Stan is the latest MCU veteran to join The Batman: Part II. Stan has reportedly been cast in an undisclosed role in the Matt Reeves-directed sequel.
06/01/2026
Amazon Is Kicking Off the New Year With a Massive 4K Sale: Get 3 Movie Masterpieces for $33
Right now Amazon is running a huge "Buy 3 for $33" sale on 4K movies, ranging from Sinners and Weapons to The Shining and Training Day.
06/01/2026
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried's Psychological Thriller The Housemaid Gets a Sequel After Big Box Office Numbers
She’s coming back home for another shift. The Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried led psychological thriller The Housemaid has been a solid box office success — so naturally, Lionsgate has greenlit a sequel.
06/01/2026
The Best Netflix Alternatives With Free Trials in 2026
There exists a world outside of Netflix, and you can try it for free.
06/01/2026
Predator: Badlands Lands on Digital, 4K Steelbook Out February 17
The latest Predator movie is now available to watch at home.
06/01/2026
Exclusive: Xbox 360 Fan Talks To Us About Completing Their Collection After 20 Years
"My mission is to get achievements in every single game...".A few days ago, a Redditor known as uncleseeth went viral after sharing a look at their completed collection of North American Xbox 360 titles, and we decided to reach out to them to find out more about how it came to be.Here's a look at that viral Reddit post:Read the full article on purexbox.com
06/01/2026
If you wish Satisfactory were an FPS, try new open world game StarRupture, out now in early access
Dylan was being rhetorical, but I studied at the school of Homer Simpson, and want you to give me an actual figure.I’m going to say: four and a half.If you’ve yet to hit your personal quota, well, here’s StarRupture out now in early access.
06/01/2026
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Gets a Massive Mural Advertisement... in Downtown Kansas City
Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios would like you to know that Disclosure Day is on the way, and they're letting you know about it with a massive, buildingside mural ad. But rather than setting it up in Hollywood, where these things usually appear, it's popped up in an unusual location: Kansas City, Missouri.
06/01/2026
Amazon's Tomb Raider Cast Confirmed, Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs Roles Revealed
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s upcoming Tomb Raider series for Amazon has officially added a bunch of new talent to the cast, including some huge names.
06/01/2026
TMNT Trilogy, The Mask, and Spawn Are Up to 50% Off in Massive 4K Blu-ray Sale
The 4K releases of the TMNT Trilogy, The Mask, and Spawn have all been discounted at Amazon. Save 14% on the TMNT Trilogy and The Mask, and 50% on Spawn.
06/01/2026
Sadie Sink Says 'It's Torture' Not Being Allowed to Talk About Which Character She's Playing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Not only can Sadie Sink not talk about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, she can’t even say who she’s playing, something she has described as “torture.”
06/01/2026
This Red Dead Redemption 2 mod turns the western into Cowboytamari Damacy, but you'll likely never be able to try it
We thought today would be a good day for rolling.The gunslinger suffering from tuberculosis.That, essentially, is the ethos behind a Red Dead Redemption 2 mod which streamer Blurbs created late last year, and has since shown off in a video that's heavy on large masses of horses and pardners being rolled into rootin' tootin' chaos balls.
06/01/2026
Vanran, a Soulslike with Shadow of the Colossus-Sized Boss Battles, Drops New Trailer and Demo Release Date
Vanran, a fast-paced soulslike action game with Shadow of the Colossus-sized boss battles, is getting a playable demo later this month. Check out the new trailer.
06/01/2026
South Park Joins Fortnite This Week, Two Months After The Successful Simpsons Season
It seems Fortnite has been having a ton of success with crossovers recently, especially when it comes to the big Simpsons one that took place back in November — and now another major cartoon crossover is on the way very soon.The official Fortnite account on social media has teased that South Park will enter the game on January 9th (this Friday), although no further details have been provided just yet.Here's a look:Read the full article on purexbox.com
06/01/2026
Next Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Leaks Online, Reveals Unlikely Teamup
As has become Avengers: Doomsday tradition, the latest teaser trailer has leaked online ahead of its release in theaters, revealing an unlikely teamup in the process.
06/01/2026
Sure, Cyberpunk 2077 modders, I'll spend 100 hours watching Kurt Hansen's evil selfie blimp fly around my flat
Ignore the very famous actor acting moody in the corner, he'll be quiet if you pay him no mind.Just sit here on the sofa, in this Cyberpunk 2077 flat, and watch as the big flying thing with Dogtown's military dictator's face on it floats between my futuristic kitchen and lounge, thanks to a new mod.Read more
06/01/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Ray Tracing Trailer Hints At Open City Environment
Coming to an Xbox near you next month.Nvidia has just dropped a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem showcasing the game's PC ray tracing features, and it contains a fresh look at a very interesting environment tucked within the new RE title.However, fellow protagonist Grace Ashcroft is also seen walking the streets of a moody cityscape, and it's getting our minds racing about where the new Resident Evil game may go.
06/01/2026
How a SpaceX engineer ended up working on a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
Late last year, RocketWerkz shared the first details of Kitten Space Agency - a spaceship engineering management game from a team including the original developer of Kerbal Space Program, which aims to fill the sparking void left by the downfall (or is it?) of Kerbal Space Program 2.Aside from introducing feline astronauts, the game runs on a new engine that can support a fancier and more consistent physics simulation.Among those working on Kitten Space Agency is Stefan Moluf, an actual real-life former spaceship flight software engineer, who wrote code for SpaceX launch vehicles and rockets back in the 2010s.
06/01/2026
From Nvidia with love, 007: First Light’s PC requirements are here
The official PC system requirements are out, and they’re very reasonable indeed, only asking for old mid-range graphics cards and merely halfway decent CPUs.Could IO Interactive have delayed their young Bond adventure to May 27th so as to polish up performance, especially around the more Brosnan-era detonationfests in that footage?But at least you won’t need John Cleese to build you a machine that can run it.
06/01/2026
Wolverine Actor Hugh Jackman Stars in First Trailer for The Death of Robin Hood
The first trailer for The Death of Robin Hood gives us our first look at Wolverine's Hugh Jackman as the legendary British outlaw.
06/01/2026
Microsoft’s First Xbox Game Pass Announcement of 2026 Confirms Star Wars Outlaws, Resident Evil Village, and More for January
Microsoft has made its first Xbox Game Pass announcement of 2026, confirming a number of big hitters for January.
06/01/2026
These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including Two Major Additions (January 6-22)
Your first official XGP roundup of 2026!Microsoft has today revealed its first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026, with 11 games joining the service from January 6-22, including two major additions in Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village!A couple of games have already arrived on Xbox Game Pass this morning in the form of Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition and Brews & Bastards, going live a few hours before Microsoft had a chance to announce them.
06/01/2026
Marvel Officially Releases Avengers: Doomsday X-Men Teaser Trailer Online, Shows Cyclops, Professor X, and Magneto
Marvel has officially released the X-Men teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, after a week spent in theaters ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash.
06/01/2026
Romeo Is a Dead Man Brings Gameplay Maturity to Suda51’s Signature Madness
After playing the first two chapters of Romeo Is a Dead Man, the latest mad science experiment of an action game helmed by Suda51, it clearly takes some big steps forward in art design and presentation that really raises the “Wow I didn’t see that coming” bar. Even the action, though not revolutionary, feels like a real commitment has been made to evolve the studio’s image from “crazy fun games to watch clips from” to “crazy fun games to spend countless hours with.”
06/01/2026
The Best New LEGO Sets for January 2026
Everything you need to know to pick your new LEGO set purchases for January 2026.
06/01/2026
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Gets Free Demo On Xbox This Week
Last September, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined for Xbox Series X|S — and while the full release launches in just a few weeks' time, the team has now revealed a free demo for the title coming this week.Yep, the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo lands tomorrow, January 7th, and any progress made in the demo version will carry over to the full release next month.Anyone who jumps into the demo will also earn a free costume for Maribel within the full retail release of the game.
06/01/2026
Game of Thrones Star Sophie Turner Says 'No One Else Was Really Happy' With How Their Characters Ended The Show
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner has suggested she was one of the few cast members happy with the fate of their character following the series' divisive final season.
06/01/2026
Stranger Things Star Sadie Sink Gives Her Interpretation of Eleven's Ending
Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has offered her interpretation of Eleven’s ending in the wake of the finale of Season 5.
06/01/2026
Extending Cyberpunk 2077's pre-heist rise through the ranks would risk a "meandering, unfocused experience", argues Cyberpunk 2 director
Warning: Spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 lie ahead.Cyberpunk 2077's narrative really kicks into gear when, after a job gone wrong, metal-infused merc protagonist V realises they're now living in the shadow of a Keanu Reeves-shaped clock.It's something even CD Projekt themselves have joked about.
06/01/2026
The Arc Raiders Movie and TV Show Offers Are Already Coming In, and the Boss of Embark Studios Sounds Up for It
If you've been wondering if TV executives have spotted Arc Raiders' rip-roaring success, wonder no more — "many" have already reached out to the development team to discuss making a TV series or movie.
06/01/2026
Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games
I put out a call on social media and through various PR contacts for QA professionals to share their most ridiculous game testing stories: essentially, what’s the silliest thing they’ve had to do to test something in a game?
06/01/2026
PSA: Choo-Choo Charles Costs Less Than A Cup Of Coffee On Xbox This Week
90% off!Live now and available for the next week or so, this nugget of nightmare fuel is 90% off on Xbox and PC at the moment.Yep, Choo-Choo Charles will set you back just $2 right now;
06/01/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Trailer Reveals Bustling City Location, In a What Looks Like a Huge Departure For The Survival Horror Series
Resident Evil Requiem will feature gameplay set within a busy city environment, a new Nvidia trailer has revealed — prompting a mixed response from fans.
06/01/2026
The fastest gaming CPU now has a very, very, very, very, very, very, very slightly faster replacement
In what has become CPU tradition, AMD have announced a new fastest-ever gaming processor to replace their last fastest-ever gaming processor.The newcomer, detailed at CES 2026, is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, which actually shares the same architecture, socket, core and thread counts, and power usage rating as the erstwhile big dog, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.It’s mainly a quicker maximum boost clock, up from 5.2GHz to 5.6GHz, that grants it a performance edge.
06/01/2026
Where Winds Meet Version 1.2 Update Out Later This Week, Includes 'Most Formidable Challenge Yet'
NetEase and developer Everstone Studio have outlined its January roadmap for the open-world action-RPG, Where Winds Meet, which includes new modes, campaign missions, quests, puzzles, and bosses.
06/01/2026
'It's Like Saying We Should Spend More Time on Tatooine With Farmer Luke' — Cyberpunk 2 Creative Director Says Extending 2077's Act 1 Wouldn't Have Made the Game Better
Ever since Cyberpunk 2077 came out in 2020, fans have debated Act 1, which sees V befriend Jackie Welles and attempt to make it big in Night City before the infamous heist mission goes horribly wrong. Some feel the game would have been better had Act 1 been extended and given players more time with the much-loved — but short-lived — companion character. But what does the creative director of Cyberpunk 2 think?
06/01/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 6)
Two surprise additions to kick off 2026!Welcome to your first Game Pass update for 2026!Today, we have two surprise additions to the library, including Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition which delivers a new ray-traced version of Tarsier's classic to Xbox Series X|S and PC.
06/01/2026
PlayStation Patents AI Assist Feature That Can Take Over If You Get Stuck
PlayStation is exploring the possibility of letting an AI take over your game, to help you if you're stuck.
06/01/2026
Mickey Rourke Distances Himself From GoFundMe, Says 'I'd Rather Stick a Gun Up My Ass and Pull the Trigger' Than Ask Fans for Money
Actor Mickey Rourke has distanced himself from the GoFundMe reportedly set up with his blessing to help him pay rent.
06/01/2026
HBO's The Last of Us WLF Soldier Manny to Be Recast for Season 3, as Danny Ramirez Hits 'Scheduling Conflict'
HBO's smash-hit The Last of Us TV show is recasting WLF soldier Manny, portrayed by Danny Ramirez, due to "scheduling conflicts."
06/01/2026
LEGO Reveals the Smart Brick, a Technology-Packed Toy Piece Dubbed 'The Next Exciting Chapter' for the Company's Future, Launching Inside New Star Wars Sets
LEGO has announced the Smart Brick, a chip-powered piece set to be integrated into upcoming sets that it describes as "the next exciting chapter" of the 90-year-old toy company.
06/01/2026
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined gets a demo this week, and your progress'll carry right over into the full game
Grab your dragons and don't forget those quests, as a Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is set to pop up on Steam this week.It'll offer a taster of the revamped RPG ahead of full release next month, and any progress you make in the demo'll transfer right over, so you don't have to worry about sprinting through early game sections again.Read more
06/01/2026
Nvidia reveals DLSS 4.5 with anti-aliasing upgrades and a dynamic, if slightly mad, 6x frame gen mode
CES 2026 is underway in Las Vegas, and while Nvidia have passed on the opportunity to announce any new RTX 50 Super graphics cards – perhaps in the knowledge that they’d be hurled directly into the raging vortex of an ongoing component pricing snafu – the tech show has yielded some interesting GeForce news.Namely, there’s a new version of Nvidia DLSS, 4.5, launching today, that promises to sharpen up and boost performance on any RTX GPU.Read more
06/01/2026
'None of Your Gates Are Real' — Stranger Things Fans Warn Each Other Not to Get Upset When 'Conformity Gate' Theory Turns Out to Be Nonsense
Stranger Things fans have concocted a theory that suggests a true, secret ending episode to the series is coming out this week — and now the community is having to issue a warning not to get upset when it turns out to be false.
06/01/2026
Get a 2-Pack of 6.6ft USB Type-C Cables for Just $5.60
Universal cables perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 17, or laptop.
06/01/2026
Get a 2-Pack of 6.6ft 240W USB Type-C Cables for Just $5.60
Universal cables perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 17, or laptop.
06/01/2026
The Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D Edition RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops in Price for the First Time
If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further.
05/01/2026
Through modding wizardry, a seemingly cut Ashley opening level has been found in Resident Evil 4 Remake
The funny thing about games is that while making them, if you put something in them, it's quite hard to take that thing back out again.Which can of course lead to people finding things that were never meant to be seen, like cut parts of a game, which is pretty much exactly what has happened to Resident Evil 4 Remake through the discovery of a level all about Ashley. Read more
05/01/2026
AU Deals: New Releases Meet Monster Bundles at Prices That Feel Like a Mistake
I went into this week's deals expecting a light browse and came out with the kind of shortlist that threatens friendships and free time.
05/01/2026
Our Favorite Nintendo Switch 2 Slim Case Drops to a New Lowest Price Ever
The Tomtoc Slim Switch 2 case is cheaper now than on Black Friday.
05/01/2026
Original Magic: The Gathering Art Director Wanted the TCG to 'Celebrate Female Empowerment' With Its Card Art
The original art director of Magic: The Gathering, Jesper Myrfors, has once again taken to social media to offer some interesting behind-the-scenes insight into the early days of the game, this time explaining his efforts to ensure Magic "celebrated female empowerment along with male empowerment" through a simple rule: "No babe art!"
05/01/2026
Gloomwood rings in the new year with a very vertical update filled with piggish cops and a useful new gun
Gloomwood opened the year not with a whimper, but with a town - a Hightown!Right on January 1st, a fresh update and new area (The Hightown District) arrived in the early access stealth game.This new district is very vaguely described as the game's "most vertical open area" yet, and it certainly looks as suitably gloomy as the rest of the game.
05/01/2026
Disneyland Handcrafted Will Tell the Story of How The Happiest Place on Earth Was Built on January 22
Disneyland Handcrafted, an upcoming documentary from The Imagineering Story's Leslie Iwerks on the making of Disneyland and the "trials and tribulations behind the rapid construction of the park leading up to its opening day in July 1955," will officially debut on Disney+ and Disney YouTube on January 22, 2026.
05/01/2026
Kickstart Your New Years Cleaning Resolution With This $20 Cordless Electric Air Duster
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
05/01/2026
The iBuypower Y40 Pro GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming PC Drops to $2,110 at Best Buy
The lowest price on an RTX 5080 prebuilt to kickstart the new year.
05/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's writer doesn't want to follow audience expectations despite being "a bit of a people pleaser"
When a game like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 rocks up, rakes in a bunch of success and critical acclaim, alongside the top game of the year prize at Geoffie's Lil Night of Ads, there will be certain expectations of what's next.But whatever more ends up being for developer Sandfall Interactive, the team is trying to make sure they don't just bow down to what people want from them. Read more
05/01/2026
Walt Disney World in 2026: New and Updated Attractions, Event Dates and Details, Ticket and Hotel Deals, and More
From exciting updates to Frozen Ever After, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Soarin', and more, The Magic of Disney Animation, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, the return of Cool Kids' Summer, and a ton of other experiences to look out for, here is everything planned so far for Walt Disney World in 2026.
05/01/2026
Disneyland in 2026: New and Updated Attractions, Event Dates and Details, Ticket and Hotel Deals, and More
From the ongoing celebration of the resort's 70th anniversary, new experiences for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Soarin', the long-awaited arrival of Bluey, and some great events and festivals to plan ahead for, here is everything planned so far for Disneyland in 2026.
05/01/2026
Disneyland in 2026: Updated Attractions, Event Dates and Details, Ticket and Hotel Deals, and More
From the ongoing celebration of the resort's 70th anniversary, new experiences for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Soarin', the long-awaited arrival of Bluey, and some great events and festivals to plan ahead for, here is everything planned so far for Disneyland in 2026.
05/01/2026
Nearly Triple Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This $11 Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank
The 45W power output also allows you to play while charging.
05/01/2026
Clair Obscur Dev Wants To 'Trust Our Instincts' With Follow-Up To 2025's GOTY
"We've always let our North Star be our own personal taste".Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept up at The Game Awards last month including winning the coveted Game of the Year award, and while that undoubtedly adds some pressure to the team's follow-up, developer Sandfall Interactive is wary of straying too far from what made 2025's GOTY such a hit.Speaking to Edge Magazine (via GamesRadar), Sandfall's lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen says that fans will have "certain expectations and feelings" now after Expedition 33 — and that despite the team being aware of that, it wants "to trust our instincts and continue to trust the vision behind the studio".
05/01/2026
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 5070, and 5060 Ti Graphics Cards Are Still at MSRP, But for How Long?
Nvidia is rumored to cut back production on its consumer GPUs by up to 40% in 2026.
05/01/2026
Former ZeniMax Online Founder Confirms He Resigned Because Xbox Killed Project Blackbird
Matt Firor, the former studio head and founder of ZeniMax Online Studios, has confirmed his resignation from the company as a direct result of the cancelation of the studio's unannounced game, Project Blackbird.
05/01/2026
Jack Black Reveals Why He Turned Down Syndrome in The Incredibles — and Why It's One of His Biggest Regrets
Jack Black has revealed his regret at turning down the role of Syndrome in The Incredibles, admitting he shouldn’t have been so difficult and just accepted the part.
05/01/2026
Baba is You gets one last big update leaving custom level makers with some foxy new toys
Like, for example, Baba is You.You (Baba) are a rabbity thing that pushes wordy blocks around, changing the very fabric of reality as you (Baba) do so.And here we are, with one last big update for the game.
05/01/2026
Former Elder Scrolls Online Boss Says Xbox Cancellation Drove Him To Leave Bethesda
Project Blackbird was a new IP at the studio.Back in July, when Microsoft cancelled a bunch of projects amidst a huge shakeup for its Xbox division, The Elder Scrolls Online boss Matt Firor left the company — and now, roughly six months later, the former ZeniMax leader has gone into a bit more detail about why he chose to leave amidst this shakeup.Taking to social media in the new year, Firor outright said that the cancellation of Project Blackbird "led to my resignation", having "waited my entire career" to create this mystery new IP at ZeniMax Online Studios.
05/01/2026
It's Taken 15 Years, But Someone's Finally Completed Super Meat Boy Without Dying Once
After 15 years, Super Meat Boy has now been played from start to finish in a perfect deathless run.
05/01/2026
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Is Getting a 4K Steelbook, Now Available to Preorder
Preorders are live for the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 4K Steelbook, standard 4K release, Blu-ray, and two-film collection.
05/01/2026
The Critics Choice Awards Winners 2026: The Full List
The Critics Choice Awards Winners 2026 list in full.
05/01/2026
The Samsung S90 4K QD-OLED TV Is on Sale Just in Time for the NFL Playoff Season
Pick up a 65" model for under $1,100, or a 77" for under $1,500.
05/01/2026
Grand strategy game Terra Invicta is an alien invasion sim so vast and slow the aliens seem lost within it
The second alien fleet appears on the edge of our solar system around two hours into my first game of Terra Invicta, which leaves early access today, but I don’t have time to fret about them because I’m busy jockeying with the Protectorate for the keys to Mozambique.The Protectorate are a secret org who believe human beings are incapable of defeating the game’s extra-terrestrial creatures.As such, they feel we must aspire to become the very finest doormats, appeasing the invader in return for continued existence as a subordinate species.
05/01/2026
Hytale's devs hope to "redefine the block-game genre" with their world generation, and they've now explained how it works
Hytale blocks up in early access this month, having swiftly gone from thing in need of ressurection to thing that's coming out.As such, the team of devs led by original Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme are firmly in promo mode, with the world generation mechanics they've just posted a deep dive into clearly being an aspect of the game they think'll be key to its appeal.Read more
05/01/2026
Hi-Fi RUSH Physical Editions Will Be Available To Pre-Order For Xbox Later This Month
From Limited Run Games!Limited Run Games has been heading up production on a physical release of Hi-Fi RUSH for years now, and finally, the publisher has announced exactly when pre-orders will open up for its three editions of the 2023 Tango Gameworks title.<related ids="165971">Read the full article on purexbox.com
05/01/2026
Styx: Blades of Greed paints a nice stealthy picture in its latest trailer, even if its titular goblin can't shut up
A nice, juicy nine-minute-long Styx: Blades of Greed gameplay trailer has been plucked from the tree of stealth games today.Juicy in the sense that nine minutes is plenty of time to help ascertain whether a game looks like it could be fun, yet if we're sticking with this metaphor this is one of those apples that's really good but has a nasty bruise on it you have to avoid.
05/01/2026
Quake goes Brutalist again with a "megalithic" 77 map mod that's available as a free standalone game
If you're a fan of both the colour grey being draped all over designs that could be accurately described as both angular and slabby, you're in luck.A third brutalist map jam has hit Quake, with this one being less of a fan-made map pack and more of a huge overhaul mod - the concrete cavernousness of which dwarfs the original game.Read more
05/01/2026
Battlefield 6 Has Dropped to Just $40 in the New Year Sales
Battlefield 6 has dropped just $40 on PS5 and Xbox, and its one of the best deals of the New Year sales so far.
05/01/2026
8BitDo Unveils New 'Pro-Level' Xbox Wireless Controller Built For 'Serious Players'
"Pro feel, your way.".The folks over at 8BitDo have unveiled their latest Xbox controller today in the form of the 8BitDo Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox, and it's specifically advertised as being a "pro-level" controller that's built for "serious players".In the press release, it says it's been "designed by pros" but will be "defined by you".
05/01/2026
Amazon Slashes 50% off Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 as a Little New Years Treat
Amazon has dropped the price of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for PS5 and Xbox Series X to $29.99. This is 50% off its usual list price of $59.99.
05/01/2026
Styx: Blades of Greed Aims to Carry the Torch for Stealth Games
Styx: Blades of Greed is already shaping up to be a memorable third entry to cap off the Styx trilogy, and hopefully it will become the next great methodical stealth game in the vein of classic Thief and Dishonored.
05/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developers Hid The Meanings Behind Dozens of Character and Enemy Names Within The Game's Code
A Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fan has discovered hidden name explanations for the game's enemies and other characters buried within the game's files, which give an intriguing look at some of their origins.
05/01/2026
Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking to push pugnacious PvPers together, but it's "not a full science"
If you can't resist taking cheeky potshots at your fellow players in Arc Raiders, the shooter's matchmaking can now neatly shuffle you into a session where you're more likely to get a taste of your own medicine.Developers Embark have confirmed that some "aggression-based matchmaking" has been sprinkled into the game's systems as of late, making PvP-prone players a bit more likely to be funnelled towards each other.Read more
05/01/2026
Feature: 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In 2026
With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what this year has in store for us!There are hundreds and hundreds of games that will be releasing on Xbox in 2026, and we've whittled down the current list into just 30 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S titles that we're most looking forward to this year as things stand.Read the full article on purexbox.com
05/01/2026
Netflix Announces One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, Which the Duffer Brothers Say Was Inspired by The Lord of the Rings Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries
Netflix has announced One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, a behind-the-scenes documentary on the show’s fifth and final season.
05/01/2026
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (January 2026)
A new year of XGP Perks begins.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout January 2026, including for the likes of Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, Fallout 76 and various other games.Keep in mind that it's still early in the month and Team Xbox has been largely absent over the holiday period, so that's why we're not seeing too many new perks as things stand.
05/01/2026
Code Vein 2: The Final Preview
With improved combat, a refinement of existing systems, and and a couple of brand new twists, Code Vein 2 is shaping up to be a promising sequel that iterates upon its already promising core. Here are our thoughts in our final preview of Code Vein 2 before its January 30 release date.
05/01/2026
'The Biggest Discovery in Red Dead Redemption 2 in Years' — Rockstar Fans Uncover Spiderweb Mystery Unnoticed Since Release, and Now the Hunt Is on for Answers
Red Dead Redemption 2 fans are searching for answers to a newly-discovered mystery that's been hidden within Rockstar's cowboy sequel since its original release.
05/01/2026
GTA's Ned Luke gets swatted for the 8th time while streaming with Red Dead's Rob Wiethoff: "there's so many douchebags out there, Rob"
GTA 5 voice actor Ned Luke - aka Michael de Santa - got swatted for the eighth time over Xmas.I mean that somebody put in a hoax call to emergency services in a bid to have armed police sent to his house.The latest incident happened this December while Luke was streaming GTA Online with Rob Wiethoff, the voice of John Marston in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.
05/01/2026
Now All 11 Seasons of The X-Files Are Free to Stream, Newcomers Are Falling in Love With the Show for the First Time, and Veterans Are Re-Ranking Their Favorite Episodes
The X-Files is back in the conversation after all 11 seasons were made available to stream for free — sparking an influx of newcomers and veterans rewatching and reappraising their favorite episodes and moments from the series.
05/01/2026
Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Countdown Sale This Year?
The promo ends in just a few days' time!One of the biggest Xbox sales of the promotion calendar is about to wrap up this week with the conclusion of the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025, and we want to know what you've picked up during this particular edition of the Microsoft end-of-year promo.Read the full article on purexbox.com
05/01/2026
Hytale will launch with native Linux support, though the Steam Deck is "not officially recommended"
It’ll also have a native Linux version, allowing anyone fed up with Microsoft’s continued bullshit to play it on a system running something that isn’t an increasingly bloated or prematurely abandoned Windows.And the Steam Deck, which runs the Linux-based SteamOS, is in a trickier position still.Carstens explains that limited testing on a docked Deck, with the handheld aided by a mouse and keyboard, suggests it can run local singleplayer fine, though it’s "not officially recommended" as a Hytale-playing device as the game currently lacks controller support.
05/01/2026
Apple AirTags Hit Record Low Prices In Amazon’s New Year Sale
Amazon has slashed the Apple AirTag four-pack in both the US and UK, with $64.99 in the US and a record-low £59 in the UK, the cheapest UK price ever.
05/01/2026
Years After Shang-Chi, Marvel Star Simu Liu Still Insists a Sequel Will Happen — And Confirms His Post-Doomsday Return in Avengers: Secret Wars
Marvel and Barbie star Simu Liu has insisted once again that a Shang-Chi sequel will happen — and given a first confirmation he'll return after Avengers: Doomsday for its sequel, Secret Wars.
05/01/2026
The Witcher 3 reporting winds continue to howl of mysterious extra DLC allegedly arriving this year, and there's one thing I'd love to see it do
Gerry from the River rides up to a noticeboard.'There's a mysterious extra DLC for The Witcher 3 in the works', this bit of paper claims.'Oh, you mean that anniversary patch which was delayed last year?'
05/01/2026
Xbox Console Sales 'The Worst On Record' In 2025 As Microsoft Shifts Focus (UK)
"Sales of Xbox consoles were down 39%".That trend has been felt here in the UK, where Xbox Series X|S sales are down almost 40% in 2025;leading to "the worst year on record for Xbox consoles" according to Chris Dring.
05/01/2026
'After the Movie, It Kind of Stuck With Me for a Bit' — Black Panther Star Michael B. Jordan Went to Therapy to Help 'Decompress' From Playing Killmonger
Michael B. Jordan has revealed he went to therapy after playing Killmonger in Marvel movie Black Panther.
05/01/2026
This week in PC games: Pathologic 3, a fresh Pokémon rival, a mind-bending FPS and some crablike base building
Before we begin the year’s first round-up of new PC game releases, an apology: we skipped feeding the Maw for one whole week back in December.It is best not to share more.Thankfully, the Maw’s internal odours are only smellable in the 11th through 17th dimensions, though they can still be detected in Normie Spacetime – you may have noticed that all the reflections are pinstriped today.
05/01/2026
Resident Evil 4 Remake Cut Level Surfaces Online, Three Years After Launch
'Chapter 0' was axed by Capcom.A cancelled Capcom level from the team's 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4 has surfaced online in recent days, showcasing an incomplete 'Chapter 0' from the acclaimed title that was ultimately removed from the final product.You can see evidence of this cancelled mission in the YouTube video up above, where channel Thekempy explores the remains of the level by restoring key files within the PC version of the game.
05/01/2026
Marvel Star Evangeline Lilly Says She's Now 'Functioning at a Decreased Capacity' Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Marvel actress Evangeline Lilly has announced that she's suffered brain damage due to an accident last year, and is now "functioning at a decreased capacity."
05/01/2026
Sin City and Iron Man 2 Star Mickey Rourke Launches Fundraiser to Pay $60,000 in Rent After Eviction Notice
Mickey Rourke, star of Sin City and Iron Man 2, has launched a fundraiser to pay $60,000 in rent after a threat of eviction.
05/01/2026
Fallout: London's next DLC, Last Orders, will be served up early this year if current pint-pulling plans hold
This add-on's dubbed Last Orders and looks to have at least something to do with a trip to the pub.Fallout: London's first DLC was dubbed Rabbit and Pork, so following up last year's meal of new quests with a drink is only human.Read more
05/01/2026
Resident Evil 4 Remake Originally Began With a New Introduction Where You Played as Ashley
Resident Evil 4's helpless companion character Ashley was once planned to star in a newly-designed intro made for Capcom's acclaimed remake.
05/01/2026
AU Deals: I Played These, I Loved These, And They Are Ridiculously Discounted Right Now
Today's bargains mix genuine classics with a few pleasant surprises that feel underpriced on purpose.
05/01/2026
Three Casual Xbox Games Arrived For 'Free' Over Christmas, Easy Achievements On Offer
Perfect for cheevo hunters.One of the things we low-key hate about the Xbox Store is that some games will be advertised with a release date ahead of time, and others will just randomly appear on there without warning — no marketing whatsoever!That was seemingly the case with three new "free" games that popped up over Christmas in Puzzle Galaxy Xbox Edition, Coloring Book and Cup Heroes, all of which include opti...
04/01/2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash Becomes Third Film in the Franchise to Surpass $1 Billion Globally — but Will It Match Avatar 1 or 2 at the Box Office?
Avatar: Fire and Ash has become the third film in the franchise to surpass $1 billion at the global box office, but questions remain on whether it will end up matching Avatar 1 or 2 by the end of its theatrical run — or convince Disney to green light Avatar 4 and 5.
04/01/2026
What To Expect From Nintendo in 2026
With a new Mario movie and Pokemon's 30th anniversary on the way, 2026 will be a big year for Nintendo fans - here's what to expect across the next 12 months.
04/01/2026
Where Were the Demogorgons in the Stranger Things Final Battle? The Duffer Brothers Have an Explanation for That
One of the lingering questions Stranger Things fans having coming out of the Season 5 finale relates to the series’ famous monsters, the demogorgons. Or, perhaps put more accurately, the lack of them. The Duffer Brothers have explained their absence.
04/01/2026
Arc Raiders Dev Confirms It Recently Added Aggression-Based Matchmaking, but 'It's Not a Full Science'
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has confirmed one of the community’s biggest questions since the game came out: it does indeed feature ‘aggression-based matchmaking.’
04/01/2026
'Do People Still Have the Appetite?' — Titanic Star Leonardo DiCaprio Wonders Whether Cinemagoing Will Become Niche
Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio has expressed concern about the future of cinemagoing, wondering whether it will become a niche pursuit.
04/01/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for looking at your frost-crusted window and sacking off all plans of leaving the house. After all, the central heating has been broken for a week and there is no hope of a repair for another three. There is nothing outside of the confines of your duvet that's not cold. How will you occupy your time in bed? How will you stave off the basic needs of food, micturatio...
04/01/2026
What to Expect From Xbox in 2026
From the shiny Halo remake to delays forced by GTA 6, here's a look at what we we expect from Xbox in 2026.
03/01/2026
Talking Point: What Are Your New Year's Resolutions For Gaming In 2026?
Anything you're hoping to achieve this year?As a new year rolls around, now's the time to start setting some New Year's Resolutions — goals that we strive to achieve (but often struggle to keep up) over the next 12 months. And of course, we can have those for gaming as well!There are plenty of common ones, like trying to complete a certain number of games in a year, or trying to get a certain amount of
03/01/2026
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: Two Games Announced For January 2026, And Here's When To Expect More
Don't worry, others are on the way!Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass...
03/01/2026
Feature: These Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 5-9)
The first batch of the year.Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 5-9! It's still very early days for new releases this month, but we've got a handful of indie titles coming our way, along with hopefully some Game Pass titles that are yet to be revealed.Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox....
03/01/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 3-4)
The first weekend of 2026!Welcome to the first weekend of the year! Hopefully you've had time to play some games over the past few days, and there's still a bit longer to go until the work / school grind kicks back in on January 5th (at least for some people).Team Xbox has clearly been taking the week off, so we haven't got any new Xbox Game Pass or ...
03/01/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
Saturdays are for eagerly sitting beside the front door to the Treehouse ready to jump up and greet writers as they return home. Sure, most of the team aren't due back until Monday, but this way I can get really good at saying 'Here comes trouble' in just the right intonation. 'Here comes trouble.' No, that's not it. 'Here comes trouble.' Better, but it still ...
03/01/2026
Tributes Pour In For Xbox Veteran Albert Penello, Who Has Sadly Passed Away
"Devastated by the loss of my close friend".We're saddened to share that Xbox veteran Albert Penello, who worked on Team Xbox from 2000 until 2018, has reportedly passed away from cancer.Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra shared the news on social media a few hours ago, as seen below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
02/01/2026
ASUS Sparks Fears Of Potential Price Increase For The ROG Xbox Ally
Another casualty of the rising RAM costs?We've had an absolute blast with the ROG Xbox Ally since it released a few months ago, but there's no doubt it's an expensive handheld, and there's a chance it could be getting even more expensive in the near future.This is according to a statement from ASUS that was shared by
02/01/2026
CES 2026: What We Expect To See
CES is right around the corner. We'll be on the ground in Las Vegas, but until then, here's what we expect to see at the tech show.
02/01/2026
Stranger Things Series Finale Spoiler Review
Stranger Things Series Finale Spoiler Review: How did the Netflix mega-hit shape up in the end?
02/01/2026
Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Lead The Way In Eurogamer's Best Games Of 2025
Another win for Game Pass.We've seen Xbox Game Pass title Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 racking up so many Game of the Year awards over the past few weeks (including here at Pure Xbox), but that's not the case everywhere, including at Eurogamer.In fact, Eurogamer's massive list of the
02/01/2026
Deals for Today: Big Discounts on Secretlab Bundles and an RTX 5070 Refurb PC
Big savings land today with Secretlab chair and desk bundles, a surprisingly cheap RTX 5070 refurbished gaming PC, and the best Sennheiser headphone deal of the year.
02/01/2026
J. Michael Straczynski Is Being Upfront With Fans Over Potential Babylon 5 Revival Following Netflix's Warner Bros. Acquisition
Babylon 5 fans are hoping Netflix’s big-money acquisition of Warner Bros. means the chances of a continuation of the much-loved sci-fi series will improve. But creator J. Michael Straczynski has calmed excitement, insisting there’s a long road ahead for any positive developments.
02/01/2026
There Will Never Be Another Show Like Stranger Things
Stranger Things was once just "that Winona Ryder show," but it went on to change Netflix, and streaming, forever.
02/01/2026
Feature: Xbox Developer Direct Has Always Had A Surprise, But What About January 2026's Showcase?
Could we get another shadow drop?We're pretty hyped for the return of the Xbox Developer Direct showcase at some point later this January (a date hasn't been announced yet), as it's one of our favourite events of the year — and this is a particularly special year!As part of Xbox's 25th anniversary celebrations, we're gett...
02/01/2026
What To Expect From PlayStation in 2026
From PS5 exclusives such as Marvel's Wolverine and Saros, to third-party games that are coming to PlayStation like GTA 6 and Resident Evil Requiem, we take a look at everything to expect for your Sony console in 2026.
02/01/2026
The Witcher 3 Secret Expansion Rumors Swirl, After CD Projekt Hints at 'New Content'
The Witcher 3 maker CD Projekt has a secret new expansion for its beloved role-playing game in the works, various reports have suggested.
02/01/2026
Netflix Reportedly Wants to Keep Movies in Theaters for Just 17 Days After It Buys Warner Bros.
Netflix reportedly wants to keep movies in theaters for just 17 days after it buys Warner Bros.
02/01/2026
The most important PC gaming news stories in 2026
It's a bad idea to predict a year's worth of Videogame Happenings while you are delirious with cold, but one of the advantages of being delirious with cold is that you become incapable of noticing that ideas are bad. In the brief interval before I eat a bowl of cakemix and fall asleep, here are some quick opinions about the Trends and Tribulations of 2026, mostly based on our r...
02/01/2026
As Pokémon Fans Expect a Gen 10 Reveal Next Month, Fat Pikachu Heralds 30th Anniversary Celebrations
The Pokémon franchise has begun its 30th anniversary celebrations with the reveal of a special new logo, an animation featuring Fat Pikachu, and the promise of more to share in less than two months' time.
02/01/2026
Today Only: Assassin’s Creed Shadows for PS5 and Xbox Series X Is Nearly 60% Off
This feudal Japan open world epic is seeing a massive one-day price drop.
02/01/2026
Talking Point: How Much Would You Be Willing To Spend On The Next Xbox Console?
What's your limit?There's every chance 2026 could be the year that a new Xbox console is announced. It's been rumoured before that Xbox might be targeting a 2027 launch (although recent rumours have suggested it could be delayed), and with the 25th anniversary of Xbox landing this November, it makes sense to have a b...
02/01/2026
Physical Copies of Largely-Forgotten Star Wars Racing Game Are Selling for Hundreds on eBay, Following Reports the Title Allows You to Jailbreak PS5
Physical copies of Star Wars Racer Revenge are suddenly selling for over $300, as word spreads that an exploit in the game can be used to jailbreak PlayStation 5 consoles.
02/01/2026
Jeremy's most anticipated games for 2026
Oodles of games are coming out in 2026, and many look impressive. There's the new Resident Evil, yet another reimagining of Tomb Raider 1, and a 007 game that reminds me of the often-forgotten cartoon series James Bond Jr. All will probably be decent, and some might even dictate my guide writing duties.
02/01/2026
Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In January 2026
The closures we know about so far.A new year unfortunately brings 12 more months of server closures throughout the gaming industry, and as we look ahead to the rest of January 2026, there are three games confirmed to be shutting their servers on Xbox so far.The most notable of the three is undoubtedly BioWare and EA's Anthem, which was delisted on Xbox back in August but is now shutting its servers off...
02/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fan Wins Ridiculous 8-Hour Boss Battle With 10,545 Successful Parries and No Dodges
Eight hours and more than 10,000 parries later, a Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 superfan is being praised for beating one of the game's toughest bosses in frankly ridiculous conditions.
02/01/2026
'Online, There's Just So Much Misinformation' — Stranger Things Creators Deny Claims of Netflix Interference as Season 5 'Snyder Cut' Petition Nears 400,000 Signatures
The creators of Stranger Things have responded to a conspiracy theory that claims there exists a ‘Snyder Cut’ of Season 5 Volume 2 amid a petition with nearly 400,000 signatures.
02/01/2026
'Backtracking Development Again Was Out of The Question' — Nintendo Says Metroid Prime 4's Open World Hub Was a Victim of The Game's Lengthy Development
Nintendo has said it was unwilling to backtrack on the design of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's controversial open world hub despite seeing "changed" attitudes to open-world games, as the project had already been rebooted once already.
02/01/2026
Halo Infinite Is Giving Away Seven Free Items To Celebrate The Start Of 2026
Available to every single player.This year not only marks the 25th anniversary of Xbox, but the 25th anniversary of Halo as well. To celebrate, Halo Infinite has received a special 25th Anniversary bundle of content that's free for all players, and it's available now!As long as you log into Halo Infinite between now and December 31st of...
02/01/2026
Stranger Things Spinoff Will Answer What's Inside the Briefcase and Other 'Loose Threads' From the Season 5 Finale, Duffer Brothers Promise
If you’re all caught up on Stranger Things, you’ll be aware of a plot thread left dangling in the Season 5 finale that has to do with a briefcase. It turns out this will be addressed in a live-action Stranger Things spinoff — although there’s no word when.
02/01/2026
Deus Ex Lead Actor Says 'The People in Charge Are Psychopaths,' as Wait for New Game Continues
Deus Ex lead actor Elias Toufexis has branded the franchise's owners as "psychopaths," as the wait continues for a new entry in the dormant stealth action series.
02/01/2026
'We Just Thought It Was Such a Better Way to End the Story' — Stranger Things Creators Explain What They Were Going for With the Season 5 Finale and Eleven's Ending
Stranger Things creators the Duffer brothers have explained the Season 5 finale and its ending, which has sparked much debate among fans particularly when it comes to what happened to Eleven.
02/01/2026
Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early January 2026
Our first departures of the year.Microsoft has quietly revealed the first batch of five games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early January 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.There are quite a few notable departures here, including Game Pass mainstays Road 96 and The Ascent, along ...
02/01/2026
Aussie Streaming Guide: The Best TV & Movies for January 2026
Nothing but the finest content to binge stream. All the best TV series, movies, comedy specials, docos, and more!
02/01/2026
AU Deals: Bangers I Actually, Personally Recommend at Prices That Are Obscene
This week was one of those moments where curiosity, discounts, and a slightly weak spine all lined up.
02/01/2026
The PowerA Advantage Wired Switch 2 Controller Hits the Lowest Price We’ve Seen at 32% Off
Our favorite budget Switch 2 controller just got even cheaper. You can get it for under $30 right now.
01/01/2026
Feature: Five Reasons Why 2026 Is One Of The Most Important Years In Xbox History
Get set for a busy 12 months.Ah, January 1st. A clean slate! A chance for everyone to start afresh and see where the next 12 months takes them. That's particularly important in the case of Xbox, as following an up-and-down 2025 which featured plenty of highs and plenty of lows, we're now entering a milestone year that promises historic moments throughout 2026.With that in mind, we've decided to put a little list together of five reasons why 2026 is one of the mo...
01/01/2026
The Biggest Games Coming in 2026
From GTA 6 to Resident Evil 9, 007 First Light, and more, these are the biggest games arriving in 2026.
01/01/2026
The final RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
01/01/2026
Deals for Today: 4K + Blu Ray Steelbook Sale is Live For New Years Day
Ring in the New Year with big savings on 4K and Blu-ray steelbooks, plus deep discounts on Peloton bikes, treadmills, and fitness accessories while the sale lasts.
01/01/2026
Feature: Xbox Release Dates In 2026: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year
Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases.Looking for a list of all the games coming to Xbox in 2026? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2026 so far - with many more to come of course!Don't forget that we've provided separate guides for every Xbox Game...
01/01/2026
Feature: A Year Later, Microsoft Remains Highly Committed To Its 'This Is An Xbox' Campaign
Getting the message out there.It was all the way back in November of 2024 that Microsoft first introduced us to the idea of "This is an Xbox" — an ambitious marketing campaign that spelled out the company's intentions for the brand in the years to come.In reality, we'd known for ages that Xbox was going down this path, putting a greater focus o...
01/01/2026
The RPS Selection Box: Mark's bonus games of the year 2025
Here we go. The picks of mine which made it into the advent calendar weren’t embarrassing enough, so now I get to flick a few extras at you like discarded bits of liquorice I’ve found down the back of the sofa. Open wide. Read more
01/01/2026
Happy New Year!
Welcome to the 25th year of Xbox.Happy New Year! 2026 has officially begun, which means we're now entering the 25th year of Xbox's existence, set to be filled with all kinds of celebrations over the next twelve months.This could end up being one of the biggest years of all time for the brand, with Fable, Halo...
01/01/2026
PlayStation Plus January 2026 Game Line-Up Confirmed, Includes Need for Speed Unbound
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly games for January 2026, and the new year kicks off with Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper.
31/12/2025
Everything Coming to Disney+ in January 2026
Featuring the return of Indy and new episodes of Phineas & Ferb.
31/12/2025
Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) Review
Similar in design to last year, the AMD version of the Asus ROG Strix G16 offers solid gaming performance in a bulky shell.
31/12/2025
Deals for Today: The Best Manga Boxsets Are on Sale at Amazon
Deals for Today round up the best manga box set sales at Amazon, including One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto and more, plus a handy hand warmer deal to keep you reading longer.
31/12/2025
How to Watch Indiana Jones Movies in Chronological Order
Looking to catch up on the Indiana Jones saga before Dial of Destiny? Our guide will help you navigate the series' chronology.
31/12/2025
The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026
Nolan, Spielberg, Raimi, Shyamalan, the Avengers, and so much more! These are the biggest movies coming in 2026.
31/12/2025
Sword And Fairy 4 Remake Likely Coming To Xbox, But The Studio's Still Waiting On Dev Kits
"We joined ID@Xbox early this year...".Earlier this week, Sword and Fairy 4 Remake received a ton of attention when a new trailer revealed that it was the spitting image of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and there's inevitibly now a lot of hype surrounding its release.The game was only announced for "PC and consoles" when the trailer arrived, but speaking on soci...
31/12/2025
A Bunch of Steelbooks Hit Their Lowest Prices Ever on Amazon
From Tommy Boy to Interstellar, these Steelbook deals cover just about every kind of movie night.
31/12/2025
The eleventh RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
31/12/2025
Feature: The Top 10 Xbox Game Pass Titles Of 2025, As Determined By Your Votes
You voted, we've got the results!A few days ago, we asked you to vote on your favourite Xbox Game Pass titles of 2025, made up of a list of 74 games plus an "other" category where you could tell us about any additional games you wanted to vote for.The response was significant, with almost 3,000 votes in all, so we thought we'd give you the breakdown on ex...
31/12/2025
Edwin's most anticipated PC games for 2026
Most anticipated? Oh reader, you gentle, innocent child. Hark at you, ambling in here with supple joints, eyes clear as springwater, and the scent of hope in your hair. I have grown old, dear reader. I no longer feel this emotion called "anticipation", anymore than I remember the taste of strawberries in the Shire. Years of waiting for another Legacy of Kain game have broken m...
31/12/2025
50+ Games Added To Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' To Finish Off 2025
It's been a ridiculously busy year for the program.It's been a while since we last talked about Xbox's Stream Your Own Game program here at Pure Xbox, but rest assured that it continues to grow at a rapid rate, with over 50 games added in the past month alone!Xbox doesn't do a good job at highlighting the latest additions to the prog...
31/12/2025
Xbox Gives 'Huge Shoutout' To Obsidian For Their Multiple First-Party Releases In 2025
"They really locked in".As we come to the end of what's been a busy year for Xbox first-party releases, one company in particular is getting special praise for their output in 2025, having released three separate (and major!) games over the past 12 months.That company is Obsidian, which gave us Avowed back in February, Grounded 2
31/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: Callum's bonus games of the year
When I looked back on 2025 to assemble my advent calendar votes, I was surprised how many of them were smaller titles, especially in a year that saw both a new Silent Hill and Doom hitting the shelves. But then I remembered this year the Steam algorithm's whispered in my ear like the Green Goblin Mask to Norman Osborn, guiding me to lovely indie gems (and telling me to squash ...
31/12/2025
Fallout Season 2: 24 Video Game Details and Easter Eggs in Episode 3
All the video game details and easter eggs we spotted in Fallout Season 2, Episode 3, from Legion and NCR to Victor.
31/12/2025
Fallout Season 2, Episode 3 Review
Civil wars are erupting all over the wasteland in Fallout Season 2’s fantastic, character-driven third chapter.
31/12/2025
AU Deals: New Year, Same Problem, Too Many Great Games On Sale and These Are the Must Buys
While everyone else is arguing over fireworks playlists and sparkling wine, I am quietly locking in deals I will absolutely be playing into January.
30/12/2025
Best Deals for Today: MTG Prices at Amazon and TCGPlayer, Scream 4K UHD Pre-order Deal, and More
Daily Deals on Magic: The Gathering as Amazon and TCGPlayer battle for the best prices. Commander, Universes Beyond, preorders, and sealed MTG bargains available now.
30/12/2025
Stranger Things Actor Insists 'There's No Secret Snyder Cut of the Show' as Over 350,000 Sign Petition Calling for Release of Supposed Season 5 Vol. 2 'Unseen Footage'
A Stranger Things actor has pushed back on claims there is a secret 'Snyder cut' of Season 5, as a petition calling on Netflix and the show's creators to respond garners hundreds of thousands of signatures.
30/12/2025
Xbox 360 User Shows What'll Happen When It Reaches Date Limit On December 31st, 2025
The final date you can set the console clock to.Did you know that you can't manually set the Xbox 360's console clock to anything later than December 31st, 2025? That technically means we're all doomed when 2026 rolls around then, right? It's the Y2K situation all over again!We've come across numerous concerned Xbox 360 owners as a result of this over the past 12 months, with the most recent one cropping up literally just a couple of hours ago on the Xbox 360 Re...
30/12/2025
'I Put So Much Into That Version of the Movie' — Ryan Coogler Reveals the Black Panther 2 Before Chadwick Boseman's Death
Black Panther writer and director Ryan Coogler has detailed the script for Black Panther 2 before the death of star Chadwick Boseman.
30/12/2025
The Biggest TV Shows Coming to Every Streaming Service in 2026
The biggest TV shows coming to every streaming service in 2026: Welcome to the bundle, we got fun and games as we run down every show and service you need to keep an eye on!
30/12/2025
The tenth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
30/12/2025
Score Up to $50 Off Select Arcade1Up Cabinets
With a potential “game over” looming for Arcade1Up, grab its arcade machines while you still can. Deluxe and Special Edition cabinets are discounted right now.
30/12/2025
Stalker 2 Team Shares 'Atmospheric Teaser' Ahead Of Major Unreal Engine Upgrade In 2026
"Something to look forward to".It's been a busy year for the team at GSC Game World, with Stalker 2 not only receiving a whole bunch of updates and patches over the past twelve months, but also getting released on PS5 in November.Looking ahead to 2026, they've just shared a special New Year's Message hinting at what's to come, including a "major upgrade to a newer version of Unreal Engine...
30/12/2025
Arise, Sir Idris! Actor Idris Elba Knighted in New Year Honours
Actor Idris Elba is knighted in the New Year Honours. The 53-year old Hollywood star from Hackney, London can now officially be called Sir Idris.
30/12/2025
Talking Point: If You Were Releasing A Game, Which Month Of The Year Would You Pick?
It's a tough one for Xbox to answer in 2026!We've already talked quite a lot recently about Xbox's stacked first-party lineup for 2026 and how they'll need to work around the release of GTA 6 in November along the way, and we've seen plenty of discussion from the Pure Xbox communi...
30/12/2025
Marvel Officially Releases Avengers: Doomsday Thor Trailer Online as X-Men Trailer Heads to Theaters
Marvel has officially released the Thor-themed Avengers: Doomsday trailer online, with an X-Men trailer set to replace it in theaters.
30/12/2025
Stranger Things Season 5 Finale Trailer Sets Up What Looks Like the End of the Upside Down
Netflix has released the trailer for the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, teasing the end of the long-running show.
30/12/2025
Julian's most anticipated games for 2026
While the old saying goes 'A game in the basket is worth two in Steam Wishlist', as we teeter into a new year it's good to highlight a couple of the games shuffling our way. Especially when there are quite so many of them that include big stompy mechs. Some of them as big as cities. My engine oil-starved heart beats and thumps in anticipation. I've tried to keep the lis...
30/12/2025
The First Gaming Showcase Of 2026 Has Been Revealed, And It's As Soon As Next Week
Say hello to the New Game+ Showcase.We're assuming January 2026 will turn out to be quite busy for gaming showcases, with the Xbox Developer Direct showcase set to be the main event over the coming weeks, but we've also got a new show happening next week.This is known as the "New Game Plus" showcase, which is sai...
30/12/2025
Xbox Is Sending Out Forza Horizon 6 Gift Packages Ahead Of Its 2026 Release
Only to influencers though.Next year will obviously mark the release of Forza Horizon 6, and it sounds like Xbox is gearing up to share more news on the title very soon, with multiple influencers receiving special gift packages over the past few days.These packages contain various goodies like a custom numberplate, "Greetings from Japan" postcard and a Forza Horizon 6 air freshen...
30/12/2025
'Nintendo Buying Xbox' Begins Trending After Hoax Goes Viral On Social Media
You wish, Mario.You won't be surprised to hear that we're always tracking the latest trends related to Xbox, and one that totally caught us by surprise over the past 24 hours was that Nintendo was "buying Xbox".Naturally, we had to do a bit of research into this and figure out what was going on. It turns out that a Facebook page known as Nintendo Fans gained a ton of att...
30/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: Jeremy's bonus games of the year 2025
In the grand spirit of Christmas, I want everyone to know that for this year's RPS Advent Calendar, I nominated a bunch of games about Japanese assassins and at least one point and click thriller featuring a netherworld of torture devices. Some of those assassins appeared on the final calenda...
30/12/2025
Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 7 Sparks Review Bomb Battle as Fans Combat Backlash to Hotly-Debated Scene
Stranger Things is suffering from review bombing after its latest Season 5 episode met with lower audience scores than the Netflix series has typically seen. But some fans are striking back with 5-star reviews in a bid to reverse the trend.
29/12/2025
LG's Next UltraGear Gaming Displays Include a True 5K Monitor
LG unveils AI-powered 5K gaming monitors.
29/12/2025
Deals for Today: Pokémon TCG Price Check and Holiday Gaming PC Sale
Amazon restocks Pokémon TCG for the holidays, but TCGPlayer still wins on price. Compare today’s best card deals alongside discounted RTX gaming PCs before they’re gone.
29/12/2025
CD Projekt Sells DRM-Free PC Storefront GOG to Original Co-Founder for $25.2 Million, Insists It's Financially Stable
CD Projekt has sold its DRM-free PC storefront GOG to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński, for 90.7 million Polish złoty (approx. $25.2 million).
29/12/2025
Latest Sales Estimates Suggest Xbox Sold Over Two Million Series X|S Consoles In 2025
Despite the price increases.With just a handful of days left of 2025, the folks over at VGChartz have shared their latest console sales estimates today (that go up to November), and they suggest that Xbox has sold over two million Series X|S consoles this year.Compared to 2024, this is said to be...
29/12/2025
Grab the SteelSeries Alias Pro at Its Lowest Price Ever
Our favorite high-end microphone is almost 60% off right now. This kit includes an XLR microphone and Stream Mixer for a streamlined, nearly plug-and-play setup.
29/12/2025
Baby Yoda on the Big Screen: What to Expect From Star Wars in 2026
With a new movie headed to theaters, multiple streaming series in the works, and a brand new podracing game, there's a lot of new Star Wars content to look forward to in 2026.
29/12/2025
How to Play the God of War Games in Order
Wondering how to play the God of War games in order? We're here to help with a breakdown of the God of War chronology.
29/12/2025
The ninth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
29/12/2025
'We Got Expedition-Like Genre Now' — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fans Say Sword and Fairy 4 Remake Is a Little Too Close for Comfort
The debut trailer for Sword and Fairy 4 Remake is out in the wild — and it looks a lot like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
29/12/2025
Report: Xbox & PlayStation Could Delay Next-Gen Consoles Due To RAM Price Increases
"The industry as a whole is concerned about RAM availability".Back in November, we shared a report from Moore's Law Is Dead on YouTube that suggested Xbox Series X|S prices could increase again soon due to RAM shortages, and there's concern that it might delay ...
29/12/2025
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Gets Debut Trailer, First-Look at OG Cast 20 Years Later, and Streaming Release Date
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair has a debut trailer and an April 10, 2026 release date on Hulu.
29/12/2025
Former PlayStation Exec Says Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Must Learn From VHS's Victory Over Betamax if They Want to Truly Expand the Console Audience
Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, one former PlayStation executive has suggested.
29/12/2025
James' most anticipated PC games for 2026
A recap: of the seven hopefuls I slipped into our bulk 2025 list of "Oh, that looks alright" games, only three actually released in 2025, and one of them wasn’t very good. If it’s the hope that kills you, I am ...
29/12/2025
Halo 2's E3 Demo From May 2003 Has Leaked Online, And Here's A Look At Some Footage
Incredible stuff!Bungie's Halo 2 unsurprisingly proved a smash hit when it arrived on the original Xbox in November 2004, but over a year prior to that, the company showed off the game at June's E3 2003 event.To mark the appearance, the company built a special E3 demo that would mark the first gameplay footage of Halo 2 to be seen by the public, and a May 2003 build — specifically from the 3rd and the 11th...
29/12/2025
James Cameron Would Love to Write Avatar Novels if 4 and 5 Don't Get Made, but Believes 'There's No Business Model for It Anymore. People Aren't Reading'
Avatar creator James Cameron has said he’ll hold a press conference and tell the world what he would have done with Avatar 4 and 5 if he doesn’t get the chance to make the movies. Or, the legendary writer and director has said, he’ll write Avatar novels himself, although doesn’t think there’s a business case for books anymore.
29/12/2025
Xbox Owner Thinks They've Found A 'Major Design Flaw' That Impacts Game Performance
Related to having lots of friends and messages.Over the weekend, a pro Halo player known as Brett Leonard (or "Naded") took to social media to highlight what they think is a "major design flaw" on Xbox consoles that's actually hurting performance in games.Leonard first posted about this on December 18th, suggesting that "Xbox messages are tied to how your console and games run", and then followed up with a big explanation on December 27th about what they've been...
29/12/2025
'There's Not Going to Be a Red Wedding Situation' — Stranger Things Creators Insist Season 5 Won't Do a Game of Thrones as Fans Wonder Who Will Die in the Finale
The creators of Stranger Things have insisted Season 5 won't do a Game of Thrones as fans wonder who will die in the finale.
29/12/2025
Wicked: For Good Hits VOD Platforms This Week With Sing-Along Version and Over 1 Hour of Bonus Content
Wicked: For Good launches on VOD platforms on December 30 having crossed the $500 million mark at the global box office.
29/12/2025
Xbox & Microsoft Dominate The List Of 'Most Covered' Gaming Companies In 2025
But Nintendo still wins the individual category.The good folks at GamesIndustry.biz recently published their annual "Year in Numbers" roundup of the games industry for 2025, and the most interesting bit from an Xbox perspective relates to the "most covered companies" section.Over the past two years, Xbox has led this category with 308,834 articles and 23...
29/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday X-Men Trailer Appears to Leak Online and It Looks Like Cyclops Is Finally Getting the Justice He Deserves
The third Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer appears to have leaked online, and it revolves around the X-Men in a devastating battle.
29/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: Julian's bonus games of the year
While I would go so far as to say that I have an affection for the team here at RPS, they certainly tried my patience when it came to the Advent Calendar voting. How dare they not have played and loved the same games as me through the year? Here I was, new head honcho, and I couldn't find a single one in the bunch who had put the necessary hours into Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainoids. Sha...
29/12/2025
AU Deals: Big Games, Boxing Day Sales, Bad Financial Decisions, But Zero Regrets (Probably)
This bargain batch is dangerous in that very specific way where titles you already love suddenly feel like sensible purchases.
28/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash Hits $760M at the Global Box Office After 2 Weekends
Avatar: Fire and Ash is now up to $760.4 million at the global box office as the Disney sci-fi sequel heads towards one billion dollars from theaters.
28/12/2025
Score a $55 Target Gift Card With the Already-on-Sale Logitech G502 X Plus Wireless Gaming Mouse
A bunch of Logitech gear includes up to $100 gift cards with a free Target Circle membership.
28/12/2025
What to Expect From Marvel and DC in 2026
What to expect from Marvel and DC in 2026: We take a look at all the movies and shows releasing during the make-or-break year for superhero media, from Supergirl to Spider-Man: Brand New Day to Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Lanterns, Avengers: Doomsday, and more.
28/12/2025
The eighth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
28/12/2025
Callum's most anticipated games for 2026
If I were the foreman of an game refinery, I might be dabbing my forehead in anticipation right now because there is a lot coming down the pipeline in 2026. You may be looking at the telltale bulge of Grand Theft Auto, but I'm more focused on the amount of damn fine horror we've got in the plumbing. <...
28/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: Edwin's bonus games of the year
Readers, you disgust me. How many videogames do you need? I spend all year heaping your plate with digital comestibles, and then you rock up at the arse end of December, clamouring for a "selection box" like a flock of gannets. Read more
28/12/2025
Doom: The Dark Ages for PS5 and Xbox Is 50% Off Right Now
Don’t miss this year-end deal on one of our favorite shooters of 2025.
27/12/2025
IGN's Most Anticipated Comics of 2026
From a big X-Men relaunch to the return of DC's Vertigo line to the end of the Ultimate Universe, there are plenty of big comics to look forward to in 2026. Here's what needs to be on your reading list.
27/12/2025
Poll: What Were The Best Xbox Game Pass Additions In 2025?
It's been a busy old year for XGP!Phew, what a busy year it's been for Xbox Game Pass in 2025! We've seen so many great games being added to the service over the past 12 months, a few of which have been Game of the Year contenders including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince,
27/12/2025
The seventh RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
27/12/2025
Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In January 2026
Release dates for every January Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in January 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a January 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in January ...
27/12/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 27-28)
Any Christmas presents to get stuck into?It's the final weekend of the year! Not a whole lot is going on right now when it comes to Xbox, but we're betting you've got a massive backlog to get stuck into this weekend, including any Christmas presents you might have received!Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article on pure...
27/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: James' bonus games of the year 2025
RPS Advent Calendar voting remains an esoteric and mercurial process, even to those of us who practice in it. If two games get the same amount of votes, which goes higher in the list? Did Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor tec...
27/12/2025
The Biggest Anime Coming in 2026
Ghost in the Shell, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen and much more! These are the biggest anime coming in 2026.
26/12/2025
The sixth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
26/12/2025
Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Have You Managed To Finish In 2025?
Reaching the credits.So, with Christmas out the way and just a few days left of 2025 to go, we thought this would be a good opportunity to ask about the games you've played this year - and more specifically the games you've managed to finish.It's not uncommon for many of us to play tens if not hundreds of games without finishing them in a calendar y...
26/12/2025
The Backbone Pro Mobile Gaming Controller Is Back Down to Its Lowest Price Ever
Save $35 on our top phone controller for mobile gaming. The comfort and versatility are hard to beat.
26/12/2025
Mark's most anticipated PC games for 2026
2025 had video games. 2026 will have video games. GTA 6 might be one of those video games. However, it’s currently only pencilled in for console next year. Not that I considered writing about it in this sort of article two years running, just for a laugh. That’d be hackish and beneath the le...
26/12/2025
Stranger Things’ Duffer Brothers First Told Netflix About the Big Season 5 Reveal Before Season 1 Even Came Out
The Duffer Brothers have said that they've known what the final scene of Stranger Things will be for "six or seven years," and some elements -- like Season 5's big reveal -- have been in the works since before Netflix even released Season 1.
26/12/2025
Feature: Pure Xbox's Game Of The Year 2025: The Results You Didn't See
Including how many votes Expedition 33 got!Yesterday, we published our Pure Xbox Game of the Year results for 2025, and the winner was crowned as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by a huge margin (no surprise!), followed by Xbox first-party titles A...
26/12/2025
The RPS 100: Reader Edition (2025) - your favourite games of all time
Welcome to the third ever RPS 100: Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual tradition of trying to fit all of our favourite games into a list of the 100 best PC games of all time. The list below is your lis...
26/12/2025
Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2 Spoiler Review
Review: The explanations get complicated as the Hawkins campaign figures out a plan against Vecna in Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2.
26/12/2025
AU Deals: Boxing Day Game Deals I'd Actually Spend My Own Money On This Year
I've ignored the filler, skipped the eternal backlog traps, and pulled out the handful of deals that genuinely deserve attention across consoles and PC.
26/12/2025
MSI Claw A8 BZ2EM Review – The Best Value Z2 Extreme PC Handheld?
Bigger and longer-lasting than the ROG Xbox Ally X - but also harder to recommend.
25/12/2025
The fifth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
25/12/2025
Feature: Pure Xbox's Game Of The Year 2025
Another expedition comes to an end.Here we go, it's officially time for the Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2025 roundup!A couple of weeks ago, we asked the Pure Xbox community to vote on your favourite Xbox releases of the past twelve months, and you responded with over 1,000 more votes than we saw last year (5,597 compared to 4,209).Read the
25/12/2025
The RPS Selection Box: Ollie's bonus games of the year 2025
It was an interesting Advent Calendar this year, from my perspective. My top four games - Arc Raiders, Silksong, Clair Obscur, and
25/12/2025
Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From The Pure Xbox Team!
And thank you for your constant support.Today's the day, folks! If you're celebrating Christmas, we hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and hopefully some Xbox presents, maybe even including a console or two for some members of the PX community!We're naturally slowing down a little bit in terms of content at the moment, but you'll still find some features on the site over the next few days, including the big Pure Xbox Game of the Year roundup ...
25/12/2025
AU Deals: Holiday Savings Hit Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC Hard
There are a few deals here that feel less like discounts and more like apologies.
24/12/2025
Nobody's Really Heard Of It, But This Is One Of My Xbox Games Of The Year For 2025
A hidden gem.When we asked you to vote on your Pure Xbox Game of the Year a couple of weeks ago, the game that received the least votes out of everything was Despelote (with two). That's not a reflection of the game itself, but rather that not many people have come across it — on the Xbox Store, for example, it doesn't even have eno...
24/12/2025
The Best Reviewed Movies of 2025
Here are IGN’s best reviewed movies of 2025, from Frankenstein to 28 Years Later to One Battle After Another and beyond.
24/12/2025
The fourth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
24/12/2025
Poll: How Many Xbox Games Have You Actually Bought In 2025?
A few? A dozen? How about over 50?!It's been an amazing year for top-quality games in 2025, with multiple Game of the Year candidates releasing on Xbox over the past 12 months, but there's only so much money and spare time to go around — we can't go buying all of them!Xbox Game Pass is always a big factor in this as well, with many of those GOTY contenders such as Clair Obscur: Exp...
24/12/2025
The Testament of Ann Lee Review
The Testament of Ann Lee review: Amanda Seyfried does her career-best work in this intoxicating historical musical about faith.
24/12/2025
SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds Are $80 Off Today Only, That's the Lowest Price We’ve Seen
Last-minute shoppers may still get our favorite gaming earbuds in time for Christmas.
24/12/2025
Pluribus Season 1 Ending Explained With Creator Vince Gilligan
Let's get into explaining the ending of Pluribus Season 1, including insights from series creator Vince Gilligan.
24/12/2025
YouTuber Thinks They've Found More Evidence Of Xbox Making A New Spyro Game
To be developed by Toys for Bob.It's been rumoured for almost two years now that developer Toys for Bob might be working on a new Spyro game, especially since the company entered into a formal agreement for Xbox to publish its next title.Back in March of 2024, YouTuber 'Canadian Guy Eh' claimed that Spyro 4 was in development, and now their latest video mentions how a former senior concept artist at Activision was working on both "Call of Duty" and "Spyro" at some point between August 2022 and March 2024 (via LinkedIn).
24/12/2025
Hades 2 is our favourite game of 2025 or: why we didn't give Supergiant's roguelike a bestest best review
For the past month we have been shouting about the games we consider to be the best games of 2025. As is tradition, our choices for the RPS Advent Calendar haven't appeared in an order from least good to best – to us, they're all special. However, that's not true of the game behind door number 24. When the team's votes were counted, it was a close thing, with only...
24/12/2025
'Prepare for DUNESDAY' — Shang Chi Star Simu Liu Is Hyped for Dune: Part 3 and Avengers: Doomsday Hitting Theaters on the Same Day
As the hype train for Avengers: Doomsday picks up steam, the realization that Dune: Part 3 shares the same release date as Marvel’s behemoth is spreading across social media — and Shang Chi star Simu Liu has come up for the perfect name for this double bill: DUNESDAY.
24/12/2025
Multiple Games Are Releasing For Xbox On Christmas Day, Including An All-Time Classic
Terrible idea, or secretly genius?At the start of every week, we often like to highlight some new releases from our "Games Coming To Xbox Next Week" article the previous Saturday, but truth be told there wasn't a lot to get excited about this time around.That said, we've since learned about
24/12/2025
'We're Stuck in This Loop of 5 American Cities. Let's Just Get Used to It' — Former Rockstar Dev Reveals GTA: Tokyo 'Almost Actually Happened' but Fell by the Wayside
For years Grand Theft Auto fans have wondered whether Rockstar might take the franchise out of its traditional America setting into cities in other countries. But according to one former developer, that’s never going to happen — and fans just need to accept it.
24/12/2025
Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3's Huge eShop Discounts Were an 'Error,' CD Projekt Says, but It Will Honor Any Sales Made
CD Projekt has said huge discounts on Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition displayed on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop this week were a mistake, but it will honor any sales made at the discounted prices.
24/12/2025
Fallout Season 2: 25 Video Game Details and Easter Eggs in Episode 2
From radscorpions to aliens, here’s every video game detail we spotted in Fallout Season 2's second episode.
24/12/2025
Fallout Season 2, Episode 2 Review
By laying the groundwork for the storylines ahead and immediately making progress down those roads, Fallout Season 2's second episode makes for a better season premiere than its actual opener.
24/12/2025
In Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Finally Remembered That Thor Can Be Serious
The second Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer promises a much more somber direction for Chris Hemsworth's Thor in the MCU, and we couldn't be more thrilled.
24/12/2025
Pluribus Episode 9 - Season Finale Review, ‘La Chica o El Mundo’
Season finale review: ‘Carol, I’m so sorry’ -- Pluribus Season 1 ends on a strong note that’s both hilarious and scary.
24/12/2025
Upcoming New Sony Spider-Man Universe Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Marvel Spin-Off Release Dates and Beyond
From Spider-Man Noir to Beyond the Spider-Verse to Spider-Man 4, we break down all the projects currently in development in the Spider-Man universe.
24/12/2025
AU Deals: Deck Your Halls With Deep Discount Hauls And Serious Backlog Fuel
I have a bad habit of telling myself I am just browsing, then somehow ending up reinstalling a 100-hour RPG. This Christmas Eve of delights did not help my self control.
24/12/2025
Upcoming New Video Game Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond
From The Legend of Zelda movie to The Last of Us, Fallout and Mass Effect TV shows -- and beyond -- here's every video game adaptation that's coming to the big and small screen!
24/12/2025
Marvel's Blade Director Shares Brief End Of 2025 Update On The Game's Progress
"It will be a special game".Responding to someone on social media, director Dinga Bakaba advised that the development team is "hard at work" on Marvel's Blade at the moment and "out doing themselves".Nevertheless, he asks fans to be patient for it.
24/12/2025
Get a Free iPhone 16e from Metro by T-Mobile When You Bring Your Number Over
No activation fee or trade-in required for this awesome deal.
23/12/2025
Upcoming New Star Wars Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond
What do Star Wars fans have to look forward to next? A whole lot, as it turns out. From TV series like Ahsoka Season 2 to the The Mandalorian & Grogu movie, here are all the Star Wars projects in the works right now (and a few that have stalled out).
23/12/2025
007 First Light has been delayed, so Hitman devs IO can further buff the Bondage
(Strokes cat) Good eeeeeevening, Mr Bond. You thought you could escape 2025 without your game, 007: First Light, catching a delay? For shame, Mr Bond. It has, and will now Bondily emerge in May 2026.
23/12/2025
Upcoming New Marvel Movies for 2026 and Beyond: Release Dates for Phase 6
As we wait for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, let's look at every upcoming Marvel movie and TV show we know about -- from Blade to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and everything in between!
23/12/2025
Save on PlayStation Portal Just in Time for Christmas
The PlayStation Portal is the perfect last-minute gift for any gamer.
23/12/2025
Paramount Ditches Theatrical Release for The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, Will Now Go Direct to Paramount+ Instead
Paramount has ditched plans for a theatrical release of The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender in favor of an exclusive launch on streaming platform Paramount+.
23/12/2025
I Never Met Vince Zampella, But Here’s The Thank You I Would Have Wanted to Say to Him
A tribute to Vince Zampella, the pioneering Call of Duty developer.
23/12/2025
007 First Light Suffers Delay, Will Now Release When GTA 6 Was Supposed To
It's taken over the old May 2026 window from Rockstar Games.We've been eagerly awaiting the release of 007 First Light on Xbox next year, so we're a little saddened (but not too surprised) to hear it's been pushed back slightly from March to May of 2026.Specifically, 007 First Light will now launch on May 27th, 2026. This is one day after the date that was set for GTA 6 u...
23/12/2025
Deals for Today: MTG Deals Delivered Before Christmas at Amazon
Magic: The Gathering Christmas deals are still live!
23/12/2025
Upcoming New DC Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond
Here's a look at all the DC movies and series currently in the works, along with a few whose fates may be in jeopardy.
23/12/2025
Dr. McCoy and Mr. Sulu to Appear in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Series Finale
Two iconic characters from Star Trek: The Original Series will appear in the final episode of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Thomas Jane will play Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, while Kai Murakami will play Hikaru Sulu in the series finale.
23/12/2025
Hell Let Loose Unveils Huge Roadmap Of Content For 2026, But There's A Catch On Xbox
This might be the time to buy it.It's been a very successful six and a half years for Hell Let Loose since its initial release on PC back in mid-2019, and it sounds like the game is going to evolve substantially once again in 2026 according to a new roadmap.As shared on social media yesterday, Hell Let Loose is scheduled to add multiple new maps, a brand-new 50v50 game mode called Conquest...
23/12/2025
IOI Delays James Bond Video Game 007 First Light to GTA 6's Previous Release Date
007 First light is delayed two months for “further polish,” developer and publisher IO Interactive has announced. It now has the release date previously occupied by GTA 6.
23/12/2025
Anaconda (2025) Review
Review: Anaconda 2025 starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd is a disappointing effort from director Tom Gormican, who cannot crack the code on Sony's bewildering aquatic not-really-horror reboot.
23/12/2025
The Worst Reviewed Games of 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at all of the least enjoyable games we played this year.
23/12/2025
The Worst Reviewed Movies of 2025
What were the worst reviewed movies by IGN in 2025? We've got The Strangers - Chapter 2, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, and Star Trek: Section 31... and that's just for starters.
23/12/2025
Xbox Exec Pays Respects To Beloved Influencer And 'Incredible Human', Lamarr Wilson
If you've followed Xbox closely over the past few years, you may have come across an extremely popular influencer known as Lamarr Wilson — he's even appeared on the Xbox YouTube channel before, as you can see below.The tech world was rocked over the weekend when it was reported that Wilson had passed away last month, reportedly after taking his own life.Tributes have been pouring in as a result, including from Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg, who shared a lengthy message on his Twitter account about how much Lamarr meant to him.
23/12/2025
The third RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
23/12/2025
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Is Out Now on VOD Platforms After Just 3 Weekends in Theaters
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is out now on VOD platforms after just three weekends in theaters.
23/12/2025
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 Gaming Headset Drops Below Black Friday Price
A budget price for premium sound, a comfortable design, and multi-platform support.
23/12/2025
Opinion: This Xbox Game Studios Gem Is My Game Of The Year For 2025
Midnight delight.There are some fantastic candidates for Xbox GOTY this year, as is typically the case by the time the end of December draws near. Clair Obscur is bringing in the plaudits en masse, Split Fiction is up there with the best that 2025 has to offer, and
23/12/2025
Star Citizen Dev Says Squadron 42 Is Now Fully Playable, Is Over 40 Hours in Length, and Is Still on Track for 2026 Release Date
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has told fans that the Mark Hamill-fronted single-player story space adventure Squadron 42 is still on track for a 2026 release date — and not to expect “a long, drawn-out marketing campaign” beforehand.
23/12/2025
Song Sung Blue Review
Song Sung Blue review: A dull biopic about the wrong half of a Neil Diamond tribute act, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.
23/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Steve Rogers / Captain America Teaser Trailer Is Now Online — Officially This Time
After a series of leaks and a week-long run exclusively in front of Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters, the Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer confirming Steve Rogers / Captain America’s return is online.
23/12/2025
Feature: Xbox Game Pass Is Looking Great For 2026, But Only Six Games Have Release Dates So Far
A quick look at what's to come.With Xbox Game Pass getting a big overhaul a few months ago, all eyes are on Microsoft to deliver a big lineup in 2026 - particularly for Ultimate subscribers who are now paying $30 a month for the privilege of being subscribed.When it comes to Xbox first-party, we have some massive games pl...
23/12/2025
The 10 Best Rockstar Games
From Red Dead Redemption to GTA, here are the best Rockstar games of all time.
23/12/2025
'We Just Started. I Have Nothing' — Retired Pro Gamer Goes Viral for Relentlessly Killing Casual Arc Raiders Players — but Is It Griefing or Just Fair PvP?
A retired professional gamer has gone viral for relentlessly killing casual Arc Raiders players. But is it griefing or just fair PvP?
23/12/2025
Rumour: Xbox 'Nearly Done' With First Version Of Call Of Duty For Nintendo Switch
Set to arrive in 2026.Back in November, we mentioned that Sledgehammer Games was looking for a developer with Nintendo Switch experience, suggesting the Call of Duty franchise could be making its way to Switch in the near future, and now it's being reported that Xbox is "nearly done" bringing its first COD experience to the platfor...
23/12/2025
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
This year, generative AI seeped into mainstream gaming. Though it didn't so much shimmer, as smear. It mispronounced lines in Arc Raiders, "drew" a smudgy loading screen in Anno 117
23/12/2025
Taxi Chaos 2 Has Surprise Launched On Xbox Today, Inspired By SEGA's Crazy Taxi Series
Shadow drop alert.One of the games that didn't get mentioned in our "Games Coming To Xbox Next Week" roundup over the weekend was Taxi Chaos 2, and yet it's suddenly arrived on the Xbox Store today as a shadow drop!This is obviously a sequel to the original Taxi Chaos from 2021, ...
23/12/2025
After seven years well spent, Hollow Knight: Silksong is unforgiving, unmissable excellence
We reach the penultimate door, and good cripes has it been a long time coming. When was the last door? Like 2017? Ah well, surely everyone’s been completely normal about it. It’s Hollow Knight: Silksong!
23/12/2025
These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2025
The hottest deals right now.We're fast approaching a week since the massive Xbox Countdown Sale began on the Xbox Store, and just before Christmas rolls around, we thought we'd have a look at the top-selling games in that sale as things stand.When we used to do these roundups, we'd typically highlight either the UK or US versions of the
23/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Thor Trailer Appears to Leak Online Before It Hits Avatar: Fire and Ash Showings in Theaters
The Marvel Cinematic Universe leaks appear to be continuing, this time with the second, Thor-focused Avengers: Doomsday trailer allegedly hitting the internet.
23/12/2025
Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Episode Runtimes — Including the Finale — Confirmed
Stranger Things co-creator Ross Duffer has confirmed the runtimes for all Season 5 Volume 2 episodes, including the finale.
23/12/2025
Call of Duty co-creator, Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment co-founder, and Battlefield head Vince Zampella dies aged 55
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of Call of Duty, founder of Respawn Entertainment, and head of EA's Battlefield franchise died in a car crash on December 22nd.He was 55 years old."We're heartbroken by the passing of our founder and dear friend Vince Zampella," Respawn Entertainment said in a statement on Twitter.
23/12/2025
'Had No Idea Ancient Greeks Used Batman Helmets' — Debut Trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Reignites Historical Accuracy Debate
Now the debut trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is out in the wild, age-old debates about “historical accuracy” have reemerged.
23/12/2025
AU Deals: A Tonne of Wishlist Worthy Games Are Finally Hitting Sensible Prices
If you have ever told yourself you are absolutely done buying games this month, you are among friends here.
22/12/2025
I Tested 15 Gaming Mice This Year – These 3 Stand Out, for Very Different Reasons
This year, these three mice became my go-to recommendations after house of testing and thousands of clicks.
22/12/2025
Legendary Game Designer Vince Zampella Has Suddenly Died, Aged 55
The Call of Duty, Titanfall creator has died in a car accident.We have some very sad news to report on this evening, as it's emerged that legendary game designer Vince Zampella — the figurehead behind some of the most influential first-person shooters of the last two decades — has suddenly died in a car accident aged 55.As reported on by NBC, Za...
22/12/2025
Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident
Vince Zampella, best known as the co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward who went on to co-found Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment, died in a single-car accident in Los Angeles on Sunday.
22/12/2025
How Ex-Just Cause Dev’s Samson Aims to Be Like ‘Mad Max…Payne’
Samson, a new free-roaming action-adventure crime drama from a team of ex-Just Cause developers, is aiming to deliver a AAA experience at a AA scope and price.
22/12/2025
PBA Pro Bowling 2026 Reviews Suggest It's One Of The Best Bowling Games Ever On Xbox
Who do you think you are? I am!The latest edition in the PBA Pro Bowling series (PBA Pro Bowling 2026) quietly released on Xbox last week, and it just so happens that it's been getting excellent reviews - "Very Positive" on Steam based on almost 100 reviews (97% of which are positive) and a 4.6/5 rating on the
22/12/2025
Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle Production Ends, Nintendo Says It's Now 'Available in Limited Quantities… While Supplies Last'
Nintendo has signaled the end of production of the eye-catching Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle, six months after the console launched.
22/12/2025
Deals for Today: Free Xbox Game Pass with Fire TV and Pokémon TCG Price Check
Deals for Today include Pokémon TCG price checks, AirPods Pro 3 for $199, Fire TV discounts with free Xbox Game Pass, and big savings on Sony INZONE gaming gear.
22/12/2025
Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Deserved More Love This Year?
Anything you wanna shout about?With The Game Awards now wrapped up and lots of this year's releases getting their fair share of attention at the show (and elsewhere), we want to take a little time to discuss the Xbox games that deserved a bit more love throughout 2025.As is the case pretty much every year, many games tend to fall by the wayside as the months go on - which is totally natural considering how many titles actually release these days. On the...
22/12/2025
The Biggest Disappointments of 2025
A look back at the biggest disappointments of 2024, from big game cancellations to industry upsets and box office blunders.
22/12/2025
Battlefield 6 Fans Accuse EA of Selling AI-Generated Image After Spotting What Looks Like an M4A1 With Two Barrels
Battlefield 6 fans have accused EA of selling an AI-generated image after spotting a sticker of what looks like an M4A1 with two barrels in the in-game store.
22/12/2025
Here Are The Top 10 Xbox Games Of 2025 According To Metacritic
So many GOTY candidates!We're getting closer and closer to the Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2025 roundup (you'll see it on Christmas Day!), but before we get there, we thought we'd highlight the highest-rated Xbox games of 2025 according to Metacritic.We're not surprised to see that the list is stacked this year, with six gam...
22/12/2025
The second RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. <...
22/12/2025
Take a tour of Fallout 76's Burning Springs with our recently defrosted Ohioan historian
Greetings traveller, and welcome to Burning Springs! You may know it as the latest location in the newly updated Fallout 76, but to me, a recently defrosted Ohioan historian from the ancient past of 2025, it's home. The tour will start shortly. I just need a moment to get my bearings. I swear Fort Steub...
22/12/2025
The 27” ASUS ROG Swift OLED, Our Top 1440p Gaming Monitor, Is Down to Its Lowest Price Ever
Save $250 on this lightning-fast 480Hz esports-ready display with incredible HDR performance and color accuracy.
22/12/2025
Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing Over Christmas Break?
What's in your plans over Xmas and New Year?The festive season is truly upon us now as we officially enter Christmas week, which has us thinking and planning and batting off family conversations as we hunker down; trying to tackle our gaming backlogs while we have the chance.And this year, we seem to have a near-endless stack of games to play that we've put off throughout 2025 - and maybe even earlier than that, but who's counting, eh? No, but seriously...
22/12/2025
Debut Trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Reveals First Look at Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and More
The debut trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has revealed a first look at characters played by Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and Matt Damon.
22/12/2025
Displate Denies Warhammer 40,000 AI Art Accusations, Says 'Red Flags' in Official Fulgrim Poster Are the Result of 'Human Error'
Displate has denied that one of its pieces of official Warhammer 40,000 artwork was the product of generative AI, insisting “red flags” spotted by fans were the result of human error.
22/12/2025
Microsoft Says It's 'Incorrect' That Xbox Division Is Now Targeting 30% Profit Margins
But the goals are still ambitious.Over the past couple of months, you may have come across this idea that Microsoft has placed a target of 30% profit margins on the Xbox division — and this stems from a report that first mentioned it back in October.At the time, Bloomberg noted how these profit margins were "well above the industry average"...
22/12/2025
Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice Review
No Other Choice is yet another winner for Park Chan-wook’s filmography, with excellent performances from Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin.
22/12/2025
Tributes for It: Chapter Two and The Wire Star James Ransone, Who Has Died Aged 46
It: Chapter Two and The Wire star James Ransone has died aged 46.
22/12/2025
As Forza Motorsport Winds Down, Gran Turismo Is Experiencing A 'Phenomenon' At PlayStation
Similar games, different outcomes.Much has been said about how Forza Motorsport is essentially winding down after two years on the market, with the team recently confirming that no major new content would be added to the game in 2026.That obviously comes as a ...
22/12/2025
New Xbox 'Investigation' Highlights The Dangers Of Banned (And Hacked) Accounts
Do everything you can to keep it safe.We've spoken before how about crucial it is to keep your Xbox account safe, and a new "investigation" highlights how much a problem you could face if your account gets blocked — and specifically if it gets banned.Windows Central editor Jez Corden says he's been "investigating" reports of banned Xbox accounts f...
22/12/2025
No roguelite reeks quite like the wonderful Morsels
Here is a list of waste items I can see from my desk, at the time of writing: one piece of mud tracked in from a nearby forest, with a curl of oak leaf poking out of it; two condensed, possibly sentient balls of spiderweb; two fingernails (I know, it’s a terrible habit, I promise I’m not this gross in proper office environments); three screws that really should be part ...
22/12/2025
Indie Game Awards Strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year Over Gen AI, Dev Says 'Placeholder' Textures Were Patched Out After Slipping Through QA Process
Fresh from receiving the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of two awards from the Indie Game Awards after its use of generative AI hit the headlines.
22/12/2025
Battlefield 6 Players Think They've Spotted Evidence Of AI-Generated Cosmetics
"Two barrels on the M4A1, sure.".We're guaranteed to see more and more examples of AI-generated content in games over the coming years, and Battlefield 6 players think they've spotted an example in the form of a "Player Card Sticker" as part of its cosmetics.A couple of days ago, someone took to the Battlefield subreddit to angrily point out how the M4A1 had two barrels on a "Winter Warning" sticker inside the game, stating that they would "literally prefer to have no sticker than some low quality AI generated garbage".
22/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash Launches to $345 Million at the Global Box Office, but Will It Do Well Enough for James Cameron to Make Avatar 4?
Avatar: Fire and Ash has launched to a huge $345 million at the global box office, which is enough to secure the second largest opening weekend of 2025 so far. But it’s down significantly on its predecessor Avatar: The Way of Water, and now there are questions over whether James Cameron will get to realize his vision and make Avatar 4 and 5.
22/12/2025
AU Deals: I Was Not Planning to Buy Games Today, Then These Bargains Happened
I sat down to sanity check a few discounts and somehow resurfaced hours later with a fuller wishlist and a lighter wallet.
22/12/2025
The first RPS Christmas Cracker 2025
Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past,Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered,After twelve months of graft.
21/12/2025
Xbox's Phil Spencer Shares Lengthy Video Message After Winning 'Industry Icon' Award
"I'm honoured to accept this Industry Icon award".An event called the Grand Game Awards took place on Friday, celebrating "the best achievements in the gaming industry across the region and beyond", and Xbox boss Phil Spencer was recognised as being an "Industry Icon" as part of it.Phil appeared in a video message to accept the award, insisting that although he was "honoured" to receive it, he feels it's "really on behalf of all the Xbox team over many years".
21/12/2025
What's on your bookshelf: Santa Maw
We don’t have a game developer contact for the final Bookshelf of 2025.Instead, I’ve called upon my occult connections to secure a last-minute interview with the very Father of Christmas himself.Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf?
21/12/2025
Expedition 33 may be a turn-based RPG, but it refuses to behave like one
Clair Obscur gripped me within the first minutes of its dramatic prologue. A turn-based RPG with a Belle Époque, steampunky aesthetic and a bleak world of monsters and magic? I know they say not to put a hat on a hat, but when that hat's a beret… magnifique. The story opens with the p...
21/12/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for crossing all your fingers and toes that you've not picked up a cold while travelling across the country in a packed train. I will be collecting precautionary supplies of Lemsip, Olbas Oil, and sage (you can never be too careful around this time of year, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are working overtime). When you are armed with your sicknes...
21/12/2025
Everyday Sororicide is a game about women dueling to the death where you can only play once a day
What about a game that you can only play one round of every day?This is the description of a tiny, visceral Yuri Game Jam game called Everyday Sororicide. Read more
20/12/2025
Amongst all the success, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive isn't interested in expansion
The thing about Big Business these days is that when you get Big Numbers, that normally leads to Bigger Business, right up to the point the well has not only dried up, but turned to dust.So, when you have a game like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, now winner of many Geoff Keighleys and seller of many copies, you might assume that developer Sandfall Interactive would increase the size of their operations. Read more
20/12/2025
We Build LEGO Tropical Aquarium, a Decoration You Don't Have To Clean
We build LEGO Tropical Aquarium, a set that gives any room a big decorative piece that you don't have to clean.
20/12/2025
The LCD Steam Deck's days are coming to an end, as Valve wind down production of the OG model
The end of a very short era is here! I guess, if you care about the life cycles of tech products made by multi-billion dollar companies. It appears that the days of the original LCD model of the Steam Deck is coming to an end, as a quiet notice from Valve suggests their focus will be with the slightly newer, shinier OLED line of h...
20/12/2025
PowerWash Simulator 2's first bit of DLC takes you to the distant lands of Adventure Time's Ooo
I've always found PowerWash Simulator's Big Brand Collabs slightly odd, if a touch humorous. They don't always make much sense to me, like the SpongeBob one, though I will admit that the Shrek one does feel like a good fit, even if I am loath to look at intellectual property. And now here we are w...
20/12/2025
Brainiac Cast: Lars Eidinger to Play Superman Villain in Man of Tomorrow
Director and DC-boss James Gunn announced on social media that he has cast German actor Lars Eidinger as the villainous Brainiac in his Superman follow-up film Man of Tomorrow.
20/12/2025
The Best Accessible Games of 2025
From a game that conveys the disabled experience to one that makes hardcore FPS combat more open to all types of players, these are the best accessible games from 2025.
20/12/2025
The Best Video Game Performances of 2025
These are IGN's picks for the best individual performances in video games this year.
20/12/2025
Shock horror, Ark 2 has been delayed, with its story now apparently at the whims of Vin Diesel
I mean, all you can do is laugh, right? You've probably already guessed at what based on the headline, but we'll dig a little deeper into this all the same. Yes, Ark 2 has been delayed, the same Ark 2 that was revealed almost exactly five years ago, that was at one point in time
20/12/2025
Talking Point: Will Any Of Xbox's 2026 Releases Become GOTY Contenders Next Year?
We have a huge 12 months ahead!With The Game Awards 2025 now firmly in our rear-view mirrors and Xbox missing out on a GOTY nomination once again, we've started thinking about next year's event and whether anything that comes out of Microsoft HQ will earn a nomination in 2026.To be clear, we are talking about the Geoff Keighle...
20/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash – The Biggest Burning Questions
Our most burning questions after Avatar: Fire and Ash, including why Varang isn't a bigger part of the movie, will there be more Avatar sequels, and more!
20/12/2025
50+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In This Year's Xbox Countdown Sale
HUGE discounts for great games!Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025?We've got an absolutely massive list of 50+ games that are reduced by 90-95% in this winter sale, including so many classics such as Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and others.
20/12/2025
Stephen King's IT: Pennywise's Most Terrifying Moments
From flooded basements to the dreaded house on Niebolt Street, nowhere in Derry is safe from Pennywise the Dancing Clown. These are the most terrifying moments in the IT movies and Welcome to Derry Season 1.
20/12/2025
The Stranger Things Broadway Play Explains That Big Will Moment
The Stranger Things Broadway play connects to Season 5, that Will Byers power-up, and Vecna in a big way.
20/12/2025
Feature: These Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (December 22-26)
Just a handful of releases for Christmas week.Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for December 22-26! This is obviously Christmas week, so releases are few and far between, but we've still got a handful of new games on the way over the next few days.Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com
20/12/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 20-21)
Something from the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025?Welcome to the last weekend before Christmas! Yep, we've got plenty of games that may or may not already be wrapped under that big living room tree right now, but that's not stopping us from adding to our digital backlogs via various ongoing sales as well. Of course it's not!Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the
20/12/2025
I tried to be heartless in Dispatch, but its characters had too much heart to let me
I went into Dispatch with a goal in mind: Be a hard-ass. Seeing the trailers for Adhoc’s revival of Telltale’s signature cinematic, choice-focused story games, I figured it would be fun to roleplay its lead, Robert Robertson, as a straight-shooting boss who only deals in tough love. I used to play every Telltale game with a character arc in mind, largely to...
20/12/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
Saturdays are for waking up early, stretching out, and realising with horror that you left it very late to ask people what they would be playing over the weekend. Then, when you are just about recovered from the first shock, realising with even bigger horror that you didn't ask them what they would be playing over Christmas. Oh dear. Oh my. Oh cri...
20/12/2025
Save Up to $460 on Top-Rated Narwal Robot Vacuum and Mop Combos on Amazon for Limited Time
Give the gift of effortless, sparkling floors this holiday season.
20/12/2025
Deals for Today: Save $149.99 on PS5 Slim (Disc) and Black Ops 7
Deals for Today include a huge $149.99 saving on the PS5 Slim Disc Edition with Black Ops 7, plus Magic: The Gathering booster boxes and Commander deck discounts while stock lasts.
19/12/2025
Poll: How Are You Getting On With Mortal Kombat 1 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying it?The final major release of Xbox Game Pass this year was Mortal Kombat 1, which coincided with the removal of Mortal Kombat 11 from the service - a game that felt like it'd been there forever.Mortal Kombat 1 has arguably had more of a turbulent history though, with
19/12/2025
Take Time Board Game Review
Take Time's simple rules and non-threatening structure appeal to all ages, and the way it remains packed with excitement and creative potential without complexity or even the threat of losing is almost magical.
19/12/2025
13 Books Like Harry Potter That Are Just as Magical to Read
Pick up your magic wand and get somewhere comfy for these next fantasy fiction reads like Harry Potter.
19/12/2025
Switch 2 Dev Says Nintendo Has Cheaper Cartridges Coming as Alternative to Game-Key Cards, Then Backtracks, but Either Way Its Title Will Now Be a Proper Physical Release
Fans expect Nintendo to soon make cheaper Switch 2 cartridges available to game publishers as a fresh alternative to Game-Key Cards, though one developer has said it expects its game to still cost around $10 more as it shifts to a proper game card.
19/12/2025
Blizzard President: Microsoft Expects High Standards, But We Feel 'Valued' In The Xbox Portfolio
"I feel incredibly empowered for where we sit.".Blizzard president Johanna Faries has been speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg today, discussing how the company has changed since she became president in 2024, as well as where it's heading in the future.The most notable bit from an Xbox perspective comes at the end of the chat, when Faries is questioned about what it's like to be under Xbox ownership and whether any "pressures" have changed from Microsoft in the past couple of years.
19/12/2025
Jimmy Kimmel Gets Emotional Talking About His 'Strange' and 'Hard' Year in Last Opening Monologue of 2025
Late night maestro Jimmy Kimmel got emotional while reflecting on the difficult year he and his show endured during the final Jimmy Kimmel Live show of 2025, shedding some tears as he gave his opening monologue.
19/12/2025
Winter PC Game Sales Are Live, Featuring Big Discounts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Silent Hill f, and More
Winter PC game sales are officially live. Check out some of the best deals available right now from Steam, Fanatical, GOG, Humble Bundle, and Epic.
19/12/2025
Halo's Master Chief Rides Onto The Field As 2025 Xbox Bowl Winner Is Crowned
Delivering the trophy in a Warthog.We've talked quite a bit about the Xbox Bowl here at Pure Xbox over the past couple of weeks, and last night marked the actual event itself. Spoiler alert, Arkansas State beat Missouri State 34-28 to win the trophy.That trophy was delivered onto the field in Texas by none other than
19/12/2025
The Best Comic Book or Original Graphic Novel of 2025
In a year where DC's Absolute Universe and Marvel's Ultimate Universe reigned supreme, we pick out the very best comic book or graphic novel of 2025.
19/12/2025
The Best Game of 2025
From long-awaited sequels to brand new RPG worlds, 2025 had plenty of great games, but which was the best of the year?
19/12/2025
The Best Movie of 2025
The Best Movie of 2025: This year was all about vampires, monsters, witchcraft, and... whatever powers Marty Supreme has.
19/12/2025
Dave the Diver's next DLC may not stick to sushi, but its underwater croc fights and jungle exploration have my attention
Dave The Diver took over my PC around Christmas in 2023. I found Mintrocket's wonderfully charming restaurant manager/ocean explorer a joy to flipper around the depths of, battling big fis...
19/12/2025
Crunch returns to Naughty Dog for Xmas as Intergalactic devs work overtime on a demo for Sony, claims report
Sony and Naughty Dog appear to have brought back the festive videogame industry tradition of mandatory overtime.According to reports, the Last Of Us and Uncharted developers have been crunching for the past seven weeks to finish an internal demo for their new sci-fi action game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.Read more
19/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fans Are Using the New Photo Mode to Recreate Memes, Take Action Shots, and Catch Incredible Hidden Details
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fans have now had a week to play around with the game's new Photo Mode, introduced in its free DLC. And what a photo mode it is, resulting in some really incredible shots, funny meme recreations, and even discoveries of previously-hidden little details that are making us love this game even more.
19/12/2025
10 More Games Set To Be Delisted On Xbox In December 2025
Update: Three additional indie titles added to the mix.As the final month of 2025 draws closer, it's time to take a quick look at what's being removed from the Xbox Store before the year is out, with six games currently set to be delisted in December 2025.Four of these are from publisher Outright Games, although only the Steam versions are confirmed to be getting delisted at the time of writing.
19/12/2025
Marvel YouTube Channels Are So Certain of What's in Next Week's Rumored Thor-Focused Avengers: Doomsday Trailer That They're Pumping Out AI Slop Versions Designed to Look Like Leaks
Continued leaks of Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday marketing plans have left fans convinced they know everything in next week's Thor-focused trailer, prompting a stream of lookalike AI versions to hit the internet.
19/12/2025
Marvel Fan YouTube Channels Are So Certain of What's in Next Week's Rumored Thor-Focused Avengers: Doomsday Trailer That They're Pumping Out AI Slop 'Leaks'
Continued leaks of Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday marketing plans have left fans convinced they know everything in next week's Thor-focused trailer, prompting a stream of lookalike AI versions to hit the internet.
19/12/2025
Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On The Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo For Xbox
Series X|S compared to PS5 & Switch 2.Earlier this week, Square Enix dropped a Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo on Xbox Series X|S, and early comparison videos gave us an idea of how the game is shaping up on both Xbox consoles.Now though, the folks over at Digital Foundry have given us a deeper dive on the new FF7 port, including comparisons to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2.
19/12/2025
Eiji Aonuma Hints That Next Zelda Game Will Be Inspired by Elements of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Eiji Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of Zelda series, recently dropped some hints about what players can expect from the next game in the series in an interview with Japanese news site 4Gamer. He noted that the collaboration with Koei Tecmo on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment may influence the next mainline Legend of Zelda title.
19/12/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is Already Half Price at Best Buy, Barely a Month After Release
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is already seeing steep discounts, barely a month after release, dropping to $35 at Best Buy, and $40 everywhere else.
19/12/2025
I may not achieve the ultimate goose shagging climax by Christmas, because my vomit children aren't earning enough billions
As they crawl, fall, and drop into drinks which serve as orange-hued progenating pools where they merge with others to form bigger tingi, they earn money.Millions and billions of cash bills a minute at this point.Everything's as it should be in Tingus Goose.
19/12/2025
Paddington Director Paul King Tapped To Helm the Labubu Movie
Last month, Sony snagged the rights to bring the hugely popular kids accessory, Labubu, to the silver screen in a major way, and now, it has announced Paddington director Paul King will direct the upcoming Labubu movie.
19/12/2025
Talking Point: How Much Time Have You Spent Gaming On Xbox Consoles This Year?
Compared to other platforms?The brand used to be heavily console-focused, but now it also incorporates PC, handhelds, cloud gaming and various other things.We've heard about how Xbox Cloud Gaming has grown substantially in 2025, how PC Game Pass has evolved a lot in recent years, and how the ROG Xbox Ally has served as Xbox's first proper foray into the handheld market.
19/12/2025
Fallout Fans Are Trying to Settle This Mr. House True Identity Question, Ruling Out His Brother in the Process
While it might appear to most fans that Fallout Season 2, Episode 1 answered any lingering questions about the true identify of antagonist Mr. House, there are lingering theories that the character may not be who he seems. Well, it really is that simple, Fallout fans are insisting — and no, that’s not his brother.
19/12/2025
Xmas is almost here, so it's time to play Skeal
It is time to remember.It is time to succumb to a growing addiction.It is time… to play Skeal.
19/12/2025
Pokémon TCG: This Phantasmal Flames Mega Charizard X Ultra-Premium Collection Is Cheaper Than It’s Ever Been at Amazon
The Phantasmal Flames Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection is in stock at Amazon for $139.99, under market price and cheaper than TCGplayer.
19/12/2025
Save Big on the Yunobo Legend of Zelda Amiibo and Donkey Kong and Pauline’s Amiibo at Amazon
The Yunobo Legend of Zelda amiibo and the Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo have both hit their lowest prices yet at Amazon. Grab the former for $8 and the latter for $20.
19/12/2025
Dave The Diver Dev Showcases 'In The Jungle' DLC As Base Game Gets Huge Discount On Xbox
Welcome to the Jungle.As usual, we've thrown this extended look at Dave the Diver: In the Jungle up above; where the team showcases the DLC's new location, new features and lots more besides.The studio also adds that this upcoming expansion will contain roughly 10 hours of new content.
19/12/2025
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Dev Wants 'All Your Favorites' From the Setting to Eventually Coexist in 'A Vast Galactic Sandbox' — and It Might Take a Decade to Get There
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will launch with four factions: Space Marines; Orks; Astra Militarum; and the Aeldari. But based on comments from developer Creative Assembly, it will eventually come to include pretty much every faction in the setting, added over the course of years.
19/12/2025
You'll Soon Be Able to Play PlayStation 5 From Your Car, if You Drive a Honda Afeela and Have Your Console Switched on at Home
Sony and Honda have announced plans to get PlayStation 5 owners gaming on the go, with Remote Play support for Afeela 1 vehicles rolling out next year.
19/12/2025
Obsidian To Work On Two DLCs & 'Continual Improvements' To The Outer Worlds 2 In 2026
A message from the team ahead of next year.As we look towards the new year, the team over at Obsidian Entertainment has shared some words with Xbox Wire, highlighting plans to "continually improve" its sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 in 2026.As part of a general end of year message from Microsoft's studios, Obsidian's Brandon Adler talked a little bit about what the team is working on for The Outer Worlds 2, including those two premium expansions announced before the game launched back in October.
19/12/2025
Rally Point: Tempest Rising is clearly Command & Conquer, but more importantly, it isn't
I wasn't sure if I wanted Command & Conquer to come back.But Tempest Rising is not C&C again.It feels more like an original work made with modern tools by a second team with roughly the same remit, and while I don't love it, I enjoy and respect it so much more than a flat remake.
19/12/2025
Rhythm Doctor Has Outstanding Reviews, And It's Just Launched As An Xbox Console Exclusive
"Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam.One of the games that really caught our eye at today's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase was Rhythm Doctor, which is a mad music game that's set to be an Xbox console exclusive when it releases on December 6th, 2025.This one's already available in early access on
19/12/2025
Larian announce plans to let folks ask anything about their generative AI use, asserting "a lot has become lost in translation"
Larian hope to offer "more insight" into their usage of generative AI via an ask me anything session set to take place in the new year. It'll also be a chance to ask more general questions about Divinity, if you fancy. Naturally, this all comes after the Geoff announcement of the
19/12/2025
Home Alone Star Macaulay Culkin Insists Die Hard Is NOT a Christmas Movie — but What Do You Think?
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Well, there’s one high-profile actor who thinks Die Hard is very much NOT — and he should know, as the star of Home Alone.
19/12/2025
Gears Of War: E-Day Is The Coalition's 'Most Ambitious Game Yet'
"Entirely built from scratch in Unreal Engine 5".As part of Xbox's end of year message for 2025, developer The Coalition told Xbox Wire that ...
19/12/2025
Magic’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Is Months Away, but Play Boosters Are Discounted Already
Magic: The Gathering's TMNT set is getting a discount already, and it's not even out for three months.
19/12/2025
I've never felt more at home than in the labyrinths of Blue Prince
It contains nothing save rotten coils of USB cables, the stink of bad coffee, and a single active computer screen, displaying a just-written article about an esoteric strategy puzzler.Which strategy puzzler?The one that rhymes with “blueprints”, of course.
19/12/2025
Disney's Live-Action Tangled Begins Casting, Though Scarlett Johansson No Longer Involved After Joining The Batman Part 2
Disney is moving forward with its plans for a live-action remake of Tangled, though the movie will no longer feature former Avengers star Scarlett Johansson.
19/12/2025
Nex Playground CEO Talks Comparisons To Xbox & PS5, And Why Their Console Is So Affordable
Earlier this month, we mentioned how Xbox had lost Black Friday in terms of hardware sales to a console we'd never heard of (in the US), and that console was known as the Nex Playground.This is a family-focused console that retails for just $249 USD, and works a lot like the Xbox Kinect.There's no controller — it's all motion-based — and the games are based around famous IP like Bluey, Sesame Street and Kung Fun Panda.
19/12/2025
Terminator 2D: No Fate Has an Amazing Easter Egg Only Film Buffs Will Understand — Watch It in Action
Terminator 2D: No Fate is packed with Terminator references and Easter eggs, but this one is perhaps for hardcore fans only.
19/12/2025
'Temper Expectations' — Bethesda Reportedly Prepping Starfield Improvements, Though Suggestion Is This 'Isn't a Cyberpunk 2.0 Scale Update'
A cluster of Starfield fans say they've gained an early glimpse at improvements coming to Bethesda's sci-fi role-player, though have suggested the changes are relatively modest in scope.
19/12/2025
Ark 2 Isn't Coming To Xbox & Game Pass Until 2028, Eight Years After It Was First Revealed
Earlier this year, we got an update from Ark developer Studio Wildcard admitting that Ark 2 could be years away despite being revealed all the way back in 2020, and now the team says it's "our intention" to release Ark 2 in 2028 - eight years after that initial reveal trailer.Stemming from an article over at Epic Games Store about Ark: Survival Ascended and its upcoming roadmap, Wildcard's Jeremy Stieglitz said that it was the team's "intention" to release Ark 2 in 2028, with content planned for its Ark remake throughout 2026 and 2027.Read the full article on purexbox.com
19/12/2025
Fans Celebrate After Google Kills 2 of the Biggest Fake Movie Trailer Channels on YouTube
YouTube has killed two of the biggest YouTube channels responsible for fake movie trailers, and fans are delighted.
19/12/2025
League of Legends is set for a big overhaul in 2027, as Riot lay "the groundwork for League’s next era"
League of Legends is set for some big changes as part of an overhaul targeting a 2027 release, Riot Games have confirmed following a report on the coming revamp by Bloomberg.Yep, the MOBA's devs have pulled the trigger on their official announcement a little earlier than planned, waxing lyrical about laying "the groundwork for League’s next era" now, rather than waiting to reveal all in the new year.Read more
19/12/2025
Xbox's Canceled Perfect Dark Game Had 'Entire Chapters' of Motion Capture Recorded, and a Doomed Rescue Plan to Salvage a 'Slimmed Down' Version
Xbox blockbuster Perfect Dark had "entire chapters" of performance capture work in the can before its shock cancelation this summer, according to Joanna Dark actress Alix Wilton Regan.
19/12/2025
Sony Buys 'Iconic Global Entertainment Brand' Peanuts Alongside Snoopy and Charlie Brown in $460 Million Deal
Sony is buying a majority stake in the Peanuts franchise, which includes world famous cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
19/12/2025
Deadly Delivery Codes (December 2025)
We've got the latest codes here for Deadly Delivery on Roblox, giving you free rewards, include weapons, cash, revive syringes, and more.
19/12/2025
Anime Final Quest Codes (December 2025)
We've got the latest codes here for Anime Final Quest on Roblox, giving you free rewards, including Lucky Weapon Spins, Cash, and more.
19/12/2025
Pluribus Episode 8 Review, ‘Charm Offensive’
Pluribus Episode 8 Review: In the penultimate episode of Season 1, Carol stands at a crossroads even while Manousos' arrival is imminent.
19/12/2025
Deals for Today: Last Chance MTG Deals and a Bargain 2025 Apple iPad Air
Deals for Today brings last-chance MTG savings, a discounted 2025 Apple iPad Air, and an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop now cheaper than Black Friday.
18/12/2025
Riot Games Is Reportedly Going to Give League of Legends a Total Overhaul
Riot Games is reportedly working on a total makeover of League of Legends.
18/12/2025
Archie Comics Teases Its Strangest, Most Exciting Reboot Ever
After 85 years, the Archie franchise is getting its strangest and most exciting reboot ever. Find out what to expect as Archie Comics and Oni Press join forces in 2026.
18/12/2025
Rabbids: Takeover Codes (December 2025)
We've got the latest codes here for Rabbids: Takeover on Roblox, giving you free rewards including tickets to spend in the shop.
18/12/2025
Tomb Raider Show Adds Jason Isaacs as Amazon Preps for Production in January
Amazon’s Prime Video Tomb Raider show has reportedly added The White Lotus alum Jason Isaacs to its cast.
18/12/2025
Naughty Dog Devs Are Reportedly Working Mandatory Overtime for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
Naughty Dog is allegedly requiring most of its developers working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet to work a minimum of eight extra hours per week, in an effort to meet a deadline for an internal demo that will be reviewed by Sony.
18/12/2025
'Xbox Wrapped' Ditched For 2025 Due To Ambitious 2026 Plans, Suggests Report
Update: "Some of that budget was moved through to next year".We're getting to that time of the year where people want to look back on their Xbox habits from the past 12 months and see how many games they've played, how many achievements they've unlocked, how many Microsoft Rewards points they've earned and a whole bunch of other statistics from 2025!In fact, we're seeing a lot of people searching for information on the "Xbox Wrapped 2025" right now, especially since PlayStation unveiled their "Wrap-Up" for 2025 earlier this week.
18/12/2025
These 30+ Games Are At Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2025
It's always difficult to know where to start with something like the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025 - a sale that features over 2,000 games (!) in all, and somehow you've got to whittle it down to just a few games you might want to buy.That said, there are over 400 "lowest price ever" games in the Xbox Countdown Sale according to DekuDeals, and we can't go highlighting every single one of them!Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Reaction Divided Over 'Desperate' Decision to Bring Back Chris Evans, as Fans Say Move Is 'Disrespectful' to Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson
Marvel's decision to reintroduce Chris Evans' character Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday has prompted backlash online, with many fans criticizing the move as a "desperate" attempt to win back audiences at the expense of newer characters, and especially Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson.
18/12/2025
With This Week's Leaked Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Now Proven Real, We Now Have a Good Idea What to Expect From The Next Three
With the theatrical release of our first look at Avengers: Doomsday, previously-leaked details surrounding three more upcoming trailers now appear to have been confirmed.
18/12/2025
The Apple AirPods Pro 3 Drops Back Down to $199, and You Can Still Get It by Christmas
This is the all-time lowest price for the latest gen AirPods Pro.
18/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Officially Confirms The Return of Captain America Star Chris Evans
It's now official: Captain America star Chris Evans will be back in Avengers: Doomsday.
18/12/2025
Chris Evans' Captain America is Back in Avengers: Doomsday, But Marvel Might Have Just Admitted Its Biggest Failure
The first Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer confirms that Chris Evans' Steve Rogers has a big part to play in the sequel. Here's why that may actually be a bad thing for the MCU.
18/12/2025
Baldur's Gate 3 Developer Will Hold Fan Q&A About Dev Processes Following AI Backlash, And Says It Will 'Make Changes' to Processes That 'Fail to Align With Who We Are'
Following multiple days of criticism over the studio's use of generative AI, Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity maker Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced an AMA in the new year, inviting people to ask members of different departments "any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly."
18/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash Post-Credits Check-In (No Spoilers)
Are you wondering if Avatar: Fire and Ash has a post-credits scene? Well, we'll tell you right here: It does not, so your next dose of James Cameron's epic will have to wait for Avatar 4.
18/12/2025
Xbox Celebrates 'Incredible' 2025 And Thanks The Fans In End Of Year Message
"One of the most game-packed, award-winning years".It sounds like Xbox is ready for the holiday break, as the team has shared a closing message for 2025 over on the official Xbox Wire website today.The end of year message mentions how it's been an "incredible 2025" and "one of the most game-packed, award-winning years" in Xbox history, while also making sure to thank the fans for their support.
18/12/2025
Mirror's Edge players with a taste for Brutalism should bookmark VHOLUME, the new parkour game from a Babbdi dev
Brendy and Graham have now left the Treehouse, alas, so there is nobody here to get excited with me about VHOLUME, a first-person parkour game from one of the Straftat developers.Just as well it's a single player experience, I guess. Read more
18/12/2025
Tom Cruise Shares First Trailer for Digger, a Bizarre Comedy Movie About a Man With a Shovel
Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise has shared a first peek at his upcoming offbeat comedy movie Digger, which looks set to be a startling departure from the actor's typical Hollywood blockbuster fare.
18/12/2025
Perfect Dark Lead Actor Had 'Entire Chapters' Finished Before Xbox Cancellation
"I'd done entire chapters of this universe".Joanna Dark's actor for the reboot says that they were "shocked, surprised, and devastated" when they learnt about the cancellation, adding that they were "absolutely blindsided when the project was defunded".Wilton Regan then gave us some details on how far along development was in this new interview with The Gamer:Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/12/2025
High on Life 2: The Final Preview – IGN First
I was pleasantly surprised by my hour with High on Life 2.Not surprised that it was good, to be clear – I expected that – but rather delighted by just how nicely the gameplay has evolved from the first game, and how much smart, funny, and unexpected variety there was throughout the gameplay.If the whole of High on Life 2 matches what my one-hour slice brought to the table, then it’s going to be a very welcome addition to Xbox – including Game Pass on day one – PC, and PS5.
18/12/2025
The Best Anime Series of 2025
In a year when the genre was at its apex with huge swings, new genre hits, and tons of absolutely manic action, which title was the Best Anime Series of 2025?
18/12/2025
The Best PC Game of 2025
What will claim glory for gaming's most open platform in IGN's Best PC Game of 2025 award?
18/12/2025
The Best TV Show of 2025
Sci-fi was (mostly) the name of the game this past year, from Xenomorphs to Body Snatchers to K-2SO... This is IGN's Best TV Show of 2025.
18/12/2025
Universal Tower Defense Codes (December 2025)
We've got the latest codes here for Universal Tower Defense on Roblox, giving you free rewards including Trait Rerolls and Gems.
18/12/2025
Assetto Corsa Rally's first big update adds in snow, an ice circuit and a majestic 70s stage smasher
Having launched with plenty of tarmac and dirt spaghetti for your car to be violently spit from into a tree or hedge, Assetto Corsa Rally now features the usual third type of surface that's rallied along.Supernova Games Studios have let snow and ice encrust their sim in its biggest update since it took off from the early access start line.Read more
18/12/2025
There's a New Poster For Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, as 6-Minute Prologue Begins Airing in IMAX
Are you as pumped for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as we are? Then you’re going to love this new poster for the movie, which is set to premiere in theaters next summer.
18/12/2025
The First Season of IT: Welcome to Derry Is Getting a 4K Steelbook
The first season of IT: Welcome to Derry is getting a limited edition 4K steelbook that's now available to preorder. It's set to be released on May 5, 2026.
18/12/2025
Splitgate: Arena Reloaded Is Getting Amazing Feedback Following Its (Free) Relaunch On Xbox
"Outstanding work to the 1047 team, SG2 is IT!".Earlier this year, Splitgate 2 unfortunately released to quite a mixed reception, and the team ultimately decided to take the game back into a "beta" state and try again with Splitgate: Arena Reloaded in December.This version of the game is described as combining "the best of Splitgate 1 & 2, bringing back that classic arena shooter feel".
18/12/2025
Minos: Home A-Labyrinth temporarily turns Artificer's Ancient Greek maze-builder into a free Home Alone game
"That's not a minotaur, that's a stand-in for the child star of a classic 90s Christmas movie," I yell while playing Minos' free holiday reskin, Minos: Home A-Labyrinth.Devs Artificer have temporarily transformed the demo of their maze-building roguelike - due out in full next year - into a legally distinct parody of Home Alone's burglar-hurting antics you can play for free.Read more
18/12/2025
Horror game Horses broke even despite Steam's ban, but Santa Ragione are still closing down
Santa Ragione have announced that they’ve repaid all the money they borrowed to develop their Surrealist horror game Horses, despite being denied release on Steam and the Epic Games Store.It’s also, however, not enough to keep Santa Ragione operational.As warned when they broke their silence about the Steam ban last month, the developers are suspending operations and looking for other work.
18/12/2025
Star Wars' Mark Hamill Can't Believe Luke Skywalker Died 'From an Overdose of the Force' and Says Obi-Wan and Yoda Should Have Warned Him
Mark Hamill has commented once again on Luke Skywalker's death in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and said that if "an overdose of the Force" had been a real risk, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda should have warned him.
18/12/2025
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Gets a Spinoff Prequel Series Following Wyatt and Kurt Russell's Young Lee Shaw
Apple TV has announced an expansion of Legendary’s Monsterverse with a brand new, untitled young Lee Shaw prequel with Marvel's Thunderbolts star Wyatt Russell in its lead role.
18/12/2025
Cult of the Lamb Conjures Up New Comic Spinoff With Last Sacrament Special
The hit game series Cult of the Lamb is getting another comic book spinoff dubbed Cult of the Lamb: Last Sacrament Special #1.
18/12/2025
One Xbox First-Party Game Makes Newzoo's Top-10 'Releases By Revenue' For 2025
Data firm Newzoo has shared some detailed facts and figures about the gaming industry throughout 2025 in its new 'year in review', and the company's top-10 revenue lists have some interesting entries on there - including one Xbox first-party effort that Microsoft will no-doubt be pleased about.Before we dive into this, Newzoo's data only covers six "key Western markets"; those being the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.In terms of that Microsoft first-party title, Oblivion Remastered comes in at number eight on the firm's "top 10 PC releases by revenue" for 2025.
18/12/2025
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Drops to $40 in Best Buy’s 12 Days of Gaming Sale Today
As part of its 12 Days of Gaming sale, Best Buy is offering Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch for $40.
18/12/2025
Deals: All 90+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2025
Another massive list of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles.The final major Xbox sale of 2025 has begun today in the form of the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025, and as always that means we've got loads of discounts for original Xbox and Xbox 360 backwards compatible titles in the mix.A lot of the stuff here has been seen in previous backwards compatible sales, but keep an eye out for the likes of Hard Corps: Uprising, Super Contra and Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment that don't usually make the cut.
18/12/2025
Even if You Hate What Followed, The Force Awakens Is Still Great Star Wars
Even if you hate what followed, The Force Awakens delivered a pretty great rebirth for the Star Wars franchise, and 10 years later, it's still a fun adventure.
18/12/2025
A future Silent Hill game could be set in Central or South America, says Konami producer
Silent Hill f is one of the few Silent Hill games set outside Silent Hill itself.It transports players from the eternal doldrums of Maine, North America to 1960s Japan, and casts you as a school student in the foggy village of Ebisugaoka.Appetites are now whetted for a Silent Hill package tour, and Konami producer Motoi Okamoto already has a few ideas about where he'd like the series to go next.
18/12/2025
Nintendo Has Finally Won a Wii Remote Patent Lawsuit It's Been Fighting for 15 Years, or Three Console Generations
Nintendo has finally won damages in a Wii Remote lawsuit it's been fighting since 2010, over an unofficial controller that infringed on the company's patents.
18/12/2025
Yes, It's True — Fallout Is Coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Microsoft is bringing two of its hottest gaming franchises together for a Fallout Season 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 crossover event.
18/12/2025
The Walking Dead Story DLC Coming To Xbox Game Pass Shooter World War Z Next Month
"A new campaign episode featuring three thrilling stories".The teams at Saber Interactive and AMC have announced that The Walking Dead is coming to World War Z next month;in the form of a brand-new story campaign set in the iconic TWD universe.
18/12/2025
Magic’s Avatar Products Are on Sale – and Will Arrive Before Christmas
Magic's latest set, based on Avatar: The Last Airbender, is discounted - and you can get it before Christmas with Amazon delivery.
18/12/2025
Rumour: Starfield Set For Eventful Year In 2026, Including Multiple New Releases
Sources divided on whether it'll be a "Cyberpunk 2.0" moment.It's been pretty quiet for Bethesda's Starfield in 2025, but it sounds like 2026 will be a different story for the epic Bethesda RPG, with multiple new releases in the works along with new content that could make a significant impact.The folks over at Windows Central are reporting that, according to their sources, Starfield will receive both a PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 release in 2026, while an expansion for the game is also expected to arrive sometime next year.
18/12/2025
Sony and Tencent Quietly Agree 'Confidential Settlement' as Horizon Zero Dawn 'Clone' Game Light of Motiram Disappears From Steam and Epic Games Store
Tencent's upcoming post-apocalyptic open-world adventure Light of Motiram, widely-criticized for being a "clone" of Horizon Zero Dawn, has disappeared from Steam and the Epic Games Store.
18/12/2025
Get Four Commander Decks From One of Magic’s Most Underrated Sets at a Steep Discount From Amazon
Edge of Eternities gave us two great Commander decks, and you can buy a bundle of them for you and a friend at a discount.
18/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Directors Post Official Tease Featuring Countdown Clock, Exactly 1 Year From Marvel Blockbuster's Launch
Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have posted a fresh tease for their upcoming Marvel blockbuster, exactly a year before it arrives in theaters — and featuring a countdown clock seen in the movie's apparently-leaked first trailer.
18/12/2025
Xbox's Blizzard Team Is Preparing For Its 'Biggest Year Yet' In 2026
We already know that Xbox Game Studios has a pretty big year planned in 2026 with the likes of Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day and Halo: Campaign Evolved set to land next year, and now the folks over at Blizzard Entertainment sound like they're getting in on the Xbox anniversary party as well.Speaking with Variety, Blizzard boss Johanna Faries says that the team is "gearing up for what we hope to be the biggest year yet for Blizzard".Faries goes on to say that the company "takes that statement very seriously" and that it's "a very exciting time" for the Microsoft studio.
18/12/2025
Arc Raiders is a good shooter, but it's also where I go for a relaxing walk
At 5 pm, most week nights, I've gone out to scavenge among the vestiges of humanity for loose wires and leftover air fresheners.But right after I get back from the Kilburn Tesco Metro, I boot up Arc Raiders and do the same, except this time with friends.Despite returning to extraction shooter Arc Raiders time and again, exploring its ruined Earth in 20-minute sessions while keeping out of the reach of the flying robots hunting for fleshy humans, there's always a wrinkle when judging multiplayer games: are you playing because the game is good, or because it's lovely to catch up with the ol' gang?
18/12/2025
Bioware veteran heading Mass Effect-like Exodus' studio steps aside, leaving team to "polishing and tuning" ahead of 2027 release
Long-time Bioware creative director and lead designer James Ohlen is stepping away from his role as studio head at Archetype Entertainment, developers of Mass Effecty sci-fi shooter Exodus.Ohlen co-founded Archetype back in 2019 with Exodus, which is heavy on Matthew McConaughey and space bears from what we've seen thus far, being the studio's debut game.Following abother trailer at last week's Geoff Awards, it's now set to come out in early 2027.
18/12/2025
Smarter than the Steam Frame: inside the VR mod that’s brought virtual reality to hundreds of games
On top of being a Quest 3-style standalone headset that can both stream games from a powerful PC and run less demanding games on its own internals, the latter won’t be limited to VR titles – by using SteamOS as its operating system, the Frame can locally run any Steam game in your library, provided it can perform on the hardware.But the smartest thing in VR right now is not the Steam Frame.Enter Praydog's UEVR, or Universal Unreal Engine VR: a mod that’s quietly turned hundreds (potentially thousands) of Unreal Engine games into playable, room-scale VR experiences since its release.
18/12/2025
Johnny Depp's Ebenezer: Christmas Carol Adds Harry Potter's Rupert Grint, Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and Hunger Games' Sam Claflin
Paramount has announced a star-studded cast set to join Johnny Depp in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a fresh take on the festive classic.
18/12/2025
Hard Void is a chilling 4X strategy game inspired by Stellaris and Master of Orion, where FTL travel risks getting Cthulhu's attention
What music do you expect from a 4X game?I haven't heard any choirs so far in Hard Void, though I may have encountered some synth.As regards the trailer and demo, it deals exclusively in heart-battering techno.
18/12/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (December 18-21)
More free trials for Xbox players.Welcome to your latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup!Microsoft has today revealed the full list of games available with the program for the coming weekend - including some Call of Duty and Fallout trials which we've covered elsewhere this week at Pure Xbox:<related ids="195452,195458">Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/12/2025
New FIFA Video Game Confirmed by Netflix, Developed By a Studio That's Yet to Ship Anything
FIFA has announced its next soccer game will be published in partnership with Netflix and developed by new studio Delphi Interactive.
18/12/2025
Get Started With Magic's 2026 Lineup With This Lorwyn Commander Bundle
Save 32% on this Commander deck bundle at Amazon, and get started with Magic's 2026 lineup of products at a steep discount.
18/12/2025
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II confirms 2026 release with a new trailer and promises of improvements on the demo
Rude cyborg vs. immortal robot strategy sequel Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II is releasing in Spring 2026, publishers Kasedo Games have announced.For anyone keeping track of the 40K XCOM-alike, that'll sound like a delay, considering it had previously mumbled something about launching in 2025.Read more
18/12/2025
Xbox Countdown Sale 2025 Now Live, 2000+ Games Discounted
The final major Xbox sale of the year!This is the last major Xbox sale of the year and it features well over 1,000 games in all, including a big bunch of great releases from the past 12 months.Down below, we've highlighted just some of the most notable deals in the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025.
18/12/2025
Alleged Horizon "clone" disappears from Steam and Epic Store, as Sony and Tencent settle their legal tiff
Sony and Tencent's legal scuffle over alleged Horizon "clone" Light of Motiram has ended with a "confidential settlement".As part of that arrow-flinging cessation, Tencent appear to have packed Light of Motiram away and pulled it from PC stores.Read more
18/12/2025
'I Want My Money Back': Some Marvel Fans Leave Midnight Avatar: Fire And Ash Screenings Disappointed There's No Avengers: Doomsday Trailer, Though Others Say They've Seen It
Marvel fans eagerly awaiting the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer say they've left Avatar: Fire and Ash midnight screenings disappointed when it didn't turn up — though others report successfully catching a glimpse.
18/12/2025
Turtle Beach VelocityOne F-RX Formula Wheel Review
A welcome upgrade to the modest but growing Turtle Beach racing ecosystem.
18/12/2025
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race KD3 Racing Wheel & Pedals Review
Entry-level direct drive at a decent price, but without the upgrade path of its core rival.
18/12/2025
The New 2025 Apple iPad Air with M3 Chip Just Dropped to a New All-Time Low Price
Save $200 (33%) off compared to buying it from the Apple Store.
18/12/2025
AU Deals: Killer Drops on S-Tier AC Editions and Discounts on Games Too Good To Leave Wishlisted
I have a dangerous relationship with digital storefronts, and this week did nothing to improve it.
17/12/2025
The GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card With Triple-Fan Cooling Drops Below MSRP
This GPU is an excellent choice for 1080p and 1440p gaming.
17/12/2025
Stardew Valley Creator Says 1.7 Update Will Contain 'More Character/Social Stuff' and a New Farm Type
As Stardew Valley fans continue to wait patiently for the previously announced 1.7 update, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, vague, yet exciting hints about what said mysterious update might entail: a new farm type, and "more character/social stuff."
17/12/2025
The LEGO Willy Wonka Set Gets Another Big Discount at Target Before Christmas
The LEGO Willy Wonka & The Chocoloate Factory set is now 20% off at Target as the LEGO store puts units on backorder.
17/12/2025
The 49" Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 Gaming Monitor Drops to a New Lowest Price Ever
Equivalent to having two 27" QHD monitors placed side by side.
17/12/2025
Xbox Countdown Sale 2025 Now Live, 1000+ Games Discounted
The final major Xbox sale of the year!This is the last major Xbox sale of the year and it features well over 1,000 games in all, including a big bunch of great releases from the past 12 months.Down below, we've highlighted just some of the most notable deals in the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025.
17/12/2025
Horses Sells Over 18k Copies, Pays Back Loans and Royalties Despite Removal From Steam and Epic
Horses, the indie horror game that was banned from both Steam and the Epic Games Store ahead of its launch two weeks ago, has nonetheless managed to sell over 18,000 copies, says publisher Santa Ragione. However, that's not enough for the publisher to fund a new game.
17/12/2025
The Oscars Are Moving to YouTube in 2029
Starting in 2029, the Oscars will no longer air on ABC. Instead, the awards ceremony will be on YouTube.
17/12/2025
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16-Inch OLED RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,450
It's currently priced lower than the best deal I saw on Black Friday.
17/12/2025
Feature: 15 First-Party Games Released On Xbox In 2025, But Which Was Your Favourite?
When the voting began for the Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2025 a few days ago, we mentioned how Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would likely run away with it — and spoiler alert, it's probably going to win.Look beyond that game though, and a whole bunch of first-party titles are likely to finish in the top 10.While the likes of Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2 and DOOM: The Dark Ages don't seem to be proving too popular in the various awards being handed out this year, our poll suggests they've been a hit with Xbox fans over the past 12 months.
17/12/2025
The Xbox Wireless Controller Drops to $38 and There's Still Time to Get It by Christmas
A great gift idea for both Xbox and PC gamers.
17/12/2025
Dying Light: The Beast Adds Nightmare Difficulty & 'New Survival Mechanics' On Xbox Series X|S
Here are all the patch 1.5 details.Developer Techland has given us a bunch of information on its latest Dying Light: The Beast update today, as patch 1.5 goes live for players on Xbox Series X and S.The headlining feature here is the new Nightmare Mode, which adds "a new difficulty level for Dying Light: The Beast - designed for seasoned players looking for serious survival experience".
17/12/2025
Xbox U.S. Console Unit Sales Just Reached an All-Time November Low
This morning, we learned that November was a surprisingly bad month for video game spending across the board. But one console in particular is really struggling, and that's the Xbox.
17/12/2025
In furious sci-fi RTS Warfactory you have to manufacture every piece of your killer robot army
Now, imagine that the stalled production line is producing plasma swords for your army of murder droids.You need your army of murder droids to fight another army of murder droids, but unfortunately, all of your murder droids are now swordless, and therefore murder droids no longer.A misfiring 3D printer, right in the centre.
17/12/2025
Hori Piranha Plant Nintendo Switch 2 Camera Review
Everything about Hori’s webcam is wonderful except the part that matters most: the camera itself.
17/12/2025
Fallout 5 Will Exist in a World Where 'The Stories and Events of the Show Happened or Are Happening,' Todd Howard Confirms
Fallout 5 will indeed take into account the canon events of the Fallout TV series, Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has confirmed.
17/12/2025
The Best Action-Adventure Game of 2025
There were many games that feature both action and adventure this year, but which is the best action-adventure game of 2025?
17/12/2025
The Best PlayStation Game of 2025
From sharp samurai action to emotional delivery jobs, these were the best PlayStation games of 2025.
17/12/2025
The Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Movie of 2025
Two different Predator movies, the twisted Companion, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, and Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 are all vying for Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Movie of 2025. Find out IGN's winner.
17/12/2025
40+ Games Were Added To Xbox Play Anywhere In November 2025
Silent Hill 2 the headline addition.As part of the Xbox December 2025 Update, Microsoft has highlighted more than 40 Xbox Play Anywhere titles added to the program last month, including major games such as Silent Hill 2, Football Manager 26, Dave the Diver and more!Many of these titles will have already been announced as XPA compatible back when they released, but this is a nice way to look at the extensive list of games that were added to the program in November regardless.
17/12/2025
GenAI users Larian forced to build Divinity around RAM shortage caused by GenAI
Larian’s new Divinity game is going to be more optimised for PC than it otherwise would have been?That’s what Larian CEO Swen Vincke (clearly on a media tour – here’s him discussing Divinity with our Edwin) told TheGamer, anyway.Vincke notes that because the lack of affordable RAM options is making it harder to predict the horsepower of future PCs, "we already need to do a lot of optimization work in early access that we didn't necessarily want to do at that point in time."
17/12/2025
Yep, Fallout 5's world will be impacted by the happenings of the Fallout TV Show, sayeth Todd Howard
As the second series of Amazon's Fallout TV show emerges from a hole in the ground with a cog-shaped door, Todd Howard has uttered the word Fallout and stuck a five after it.He's given a verbal thumbs up - or a reminder depending on how you look at it - to the idea of the events which play out in the TV show having an impact on the next mainline entry on the series, at least in terms of being a consideration in worldbuilding.Read more
17/12/2025
'I Can Safely Say He Won't Be in It' — James Cameron Confirms Arnold Schwarzenegger's Time as The Terminator Is Officially Over as He Plots New Movie
James Cameron has said Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time as the iconic Terminator is officially over. He instead wants a new generation of characters for his next film in the franchise.
17/12/2025
Here's What The Divinity: Original Sin 2 Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
Earlier this week, the folks at Larian Studios quietly dropped a free Xbox Series X and Series S upgrade for Divinity: Original Sin 2, but gave us no details whatsoever on what had been added to this new version.We're still somewhat in the dark about the upgrade as things stand, but new footage reveals how Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now a 60FPS game on both Xbox Series X and Series S, compared to the previous 30FPS restriction.The visual quality also appears to have been enhanced, but we'll need to wait for Digital Foundry to share the specifics on that.
17/12/2025
Best Buy Knocks $15 off Ninja Gaiden 4 for PS5 and Xbox Series X for One Day Only
Best Buy is offering a $15 discount on Ninja Gaiden 4 for PS5 and Xbox Series X today as part of its Deal of the Day. This brings its price down to $54.99 from $69.99.
17/12/2025
Black Ops 7 Was The Best-Selling Game In November, But Battlefield 6 Remains Top For 2025 (US)
First off, despite Black Ops 7 dropping off from last year's Black Ops 6, it was still the best-selling game in the region during its launch month of November.Circana's Mat Piscatella says this is the "18th consecutive year a Call of Duty franchise release has been the best-selling title in its launch month" since 2008's World at War.Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/12/2025
Steam Replay says 2025 releases accounted for 14% of the time we've collectively spent Steamilygamening this year
Steam Replay, Valve's yearly roundup of where all of the hours spent playing games in the Steamy place have gone, has emerged from its hidey-hole yet again. 2025's edition is out now - you've likely already seen it if you've hopped into Steam since yesterday afternoon.Amid all the bits telling you that you've spent 1000 hours playing Umamusume: Pretty Derby thus far, the annual report's dished out some fresh stats about how old the games everyone across the platform's user base has been playing this year are.Read more
17/12/2025
Star Trek: The Last Starship Reveals the Darkest Day in the Federation's History
IGN spoke with Star Trek: The Last Starship writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to break down the huge and very bleak twist in issue #3.
17/12/2025
2025 GOTY Contender 'Dispatch' Just Got Revealed For Switch, But What About Xbox?
If you've been craving a new Telltale Games-style narrative adventure on Xbox, you've probably had Dispatch in your sights for a while - a new PC and PS5 title that's become a Game of the Year contender since its release in October.Today, it's surprisingly been revealed for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 with a January 29th, 2026 release date, suggesting PlayStation's console exclusivity period was only three months (or it didn't have an exclusivity window at all).Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/12/2025
Bethesda Drops Two Fallout Free Trials Alongside New Xbox Dynamic Background
Try Fallout 76 and Fallout 1st for free!First off, two free trials are now live for the next week or so; one for Fallout 76 and one for its accompanying Fallout 1st subscription service.Fallout 76 is playable for free on Xbox through December 23rd, and at the same time, "players can claim the Fallout 1st Limited Preview Trial directly from the Atomic Shop".
17/12/2025
Hit Superhero Comedy Dispatch Will Soon No Longer Be PlayStation Console Exclusive
Superhero workplace comedy game Dispatch has just popped up on the Nintendo eShop for Switch and Switch 2, and is already available to pre-order.
17/12/2025
Battlefield 6 Now 'Extremely Likely' to Beat Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as the Best-selling Game of 2025 in the U.S.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launched last month to become the best-selling game of November in the U.S. by dollar sales. It's both a huge sales feat and a common Call of Duty W. However, it looks like its rival Battlefield 6 will reign at the top of the U.S. sales charts at year's end.
17/12/2025
We may have glimpsed Silksong's Sea of Sorrow expansion in a six-year-old trailer
There won’t be any prizes for correctly guessing that Hollow Knight: Silksong’s first expansion, Sea of Sorrow, will involve a) a sea and b) some kind of adverse emotion.But there is mounting evidence that the watery DLC will restore, or at be inspired by, places and bugs that developers Team Cherry had previously left on Silksong’s cutting room floor – yet had been shown in in marketing for the main game as far back as 2019.Read more
17/12/2025
One Of My Favourite Xbox Releases Of 2024 Has Just Received A New 'Black Razor' Edition
Any excuse to highlight this great game again.Back in March, I mentioned how I'd changed my Game of the Year for 2024 to Balatro thanks to Xbox Game Pass, and I still stand by that decision — it's such an outstanding game, and one I've now bought for multiple platforms.Before then though, I'd settled on the little-known Aaero 2 as being my 2024 GOTY, and I'm pleased to report it's just received a new "Black Razor Edition" on Xbox this week, adding a bunch of new tracks, custom levels and environments.
17/12/2025
IT: Welcome to Derry's Chris Chalk on Dick Hallorann's The Shining Transformation - 'He's Nowhere Near That Guy'
IT: Welcome to Derry Season 1's Chris Chalk discusses the past, and future, of Dick Hallorann.
17/12/2025
Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995
Last month, November, was a shockingly terrible month for video game sales in the U.S. While we traditionally think of November as a huge sales month what with Black Friday and all, November 2025 was the worst November in video game hardware unit sales, and the worst in physical software dollar sales the U.S. has seen since 1995.
17/12/2025
Jacksepticeye Is Producing an Indie Horror Movie Called Godmother Starring 'Scream Queen' Dee Wallace
Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin is executive producing a new horror movie called Godmother.
17/12/2025
Xbox Highlights Four Retro Classics Coming Soon To Game Pass
Big player milestone also announced.As part of the Xbox December Update, Microsoft has announced the next four titles coming to Xbox Retro Classics; the retro gaming collection that's been available to Game Pass subscribers since May 2025.Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/12/2025
Dispatch Season 2 can't take "GTA 6 amounts of time", fret Adhoc, as they decide whether or not to make it
Adhoc Studios still aren't sure whether they'll make a second season of Dispatch, their startlingly popular Telltale-style superhero comedy adventure, but they're thinking about it very "seriously".In brief, they're not confident they can bottle the lightning twice, especially if they want to release another season before 2032.Read more
17/12/2025
'No, God No' — Game of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Says He Spent 10 Years Playing Jon Snow and Doesn't Want to 'Go Anywhere Near It'
Game of Thrones star Kit Harington sounds like he's done playing Jon Snow for good, having spend a decade as the Northerner who knows nothing.
17/12/2025
Warner Bros. Officially Rejects Paramount's Takeover Bid, Urges Shareholders to Approve Netflix Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery has told its shareholders they should reject Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for the company, urging them to approve the Netflix deal instead.
17/12/2025
Square Enix Reinforces 'Close Partnership' With Xbox As FF7 Remake Director Visits Microsoft HQ
"This collaboration helps bring iconic games to even more players".There was a time a few years ago when it seemed like Square Enix had totally fallen out with Xbox, choosing to skip the platform with a whole bunch of new releases including the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series.Xbox boss Phil Spencer and his team put in the work to repair that relationship in 2023, and Square Enix has since insisted that Xbox is part of its multiplatform plans, now launching most of its titles on Xbox as well as other platforms.
17/12/2025
Palworld Home Sweet Home Update Adds Better Melee, 'Experimental' PvP, Raid Battlefields, and Improved Building
Palworld has just pushed out a significant new v0.7 patch, bringing a collab with Ultrakill and a ton of improvements as developer Pocketpair continues work to prepare for the launch of Palworld 1.0, the game's eagerly-anticipated full release.
17/12/2025
Creative Assembly explain Total War: Warhammer 40,000's factions - the Eldar "play totally differently to anything we’ve ever done"
Creative Assembly have taken us a little deeper into the biomechanical contours of Total War: Warhammer 40,000’s faction design, with a new development roundtable video featuring principal creative director Ian Roxburgh, lead designer Simon Mann and product owner for battles David Petry. The short version: the starting faction balance is a question of both asymmetry and calculated familiarity.The Imperial Guard are for Total War traditionalists, with a straightforward emphasis on production and attrition.
17/12/2025
Time is your enemy biggest enemy in 2025's best mystery game. Well, time and ghosts...
I don't know about you, but I plan to spend Christmas pinned to the sofa by a 15 tog duvet, watching through the family's boxset of Poirot mysteries.Only one arm will be free from the blanket stricture.Which is of course why The Seance Of Blake Manor is just as apt a recommendation today as it would have been when it was released at Halloween.
17/12/2025
M3GAN Cinematic Universe in Doubt as Spinoff Soulm8te Pulled From Release Calendar
The future of M3GAN spinoff Soulm8te and indeed the M3GAN cinematic universe is in doubt after Universal pulled the movie from its release calendar.
17/12/2025
Disney Won't Work With Roblox Due to Its Child Safety Concerns, Report States
Concerns over child safety are stopping Disney from collaborating with Roblox, a new report has revealed.
17/12/2025
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Free Trial Now Live On Xbox One & Series X|S
Here's how to get in.Xbox's Activision team has dropped its first free trial period for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, now live on all platforms including Xbox One and Series X|S.This first-ever free access period for this year's COD includes "a selection of Multiplayer and Zombies content including the fan-favourite 'Nuketown 2025'".
17/12/2025
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 Delayed to Give the AdMech Back Their Binaric Machine Code Language, Among Other Changes
The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 has delayed the game to respond to feedback from its Steam Next Fest demo.
17/12/2025
Three Elder Scrolls 6 Developers Share How The Game Is Progressing At Bethesda
"We’re going to take our time and as long as it needs".How is development going on The Elder Scrolls 6?Specifically, the outlet questioned director and executive producer Todd Howard, studio director Angela Browder and studio design director Emil Pagliarulo about how they're getting on, and all of them predictably remained vague about it.
17/12/2025
Forza Motorsport Developer Says Servers Will Remain Online, But Don't Expect Any More Cars, Tracks, Features or Regular Bug Fixes Following Layoffs
Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios has confirmed the end of new content development for the game, following layoffs this summer.
17/12/2025
Apparent Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Leak Seemingly Drops Strong Hint at Sadie Sink's Character
A first look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day appears to have leaked online, offering a big clue to Sadie Sink's mystery character.
17/12/2025
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Will Have to Adjust the Original Game's Brutal Difficulty for 'Modern Player Tastes,' but Dev Insists You'll Still See 'Big Rolling Balls'
The team behind the reimagining of the original Lara Croft adventure, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, have opened up on how they're approaching the 1996 game's difficulty and instakills, acknowledging it will have to be adjusted for "modern player tastes."
17/12/2025
The Elder Scrolls 6 is "progressing really well", Bethesda shout from the kitchen as they baste a GTA-shaped turkey
Do you "want the turkey that is in the oven for long enough to be delicious when it finally comes out of the oven"?Some of them are things Todd Howard and co have said about The Elder Scrolls 6 in another little update that's seen them declare yet again that it is coming and add that development's going good thus far.Read more
17/12/2025
Buck Rogers Actor Gil Gerard Dies Aged 82
Gil Gerard, best known for playing Buck Rogers, has died aged 82.
17/12/2025
Seven Mega Man Games Are Heading To Xbox In The New 'Star Force Legacy Collection'
Update: Now with a March 2026 release date!Unless we're going crazy and missed it, there was no sign of the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection in today's Nintendo Direct - Capcom simply announced it while the show was going on.Anyway, this is a collection of seven games from the Mega Man Star Force series, with these being card-based action RPGs that first debuted on the Nintendo DS with three versions (Pegasus, Leo and Dragon) back in 2006 and 2007.
17/12/2025
Fallout Season 2: 25 Video Game Details and Easter Eggs in Episode 1
From Dinky the T-Rex to prototype Mesmetron tech, here’s all the video game nods we spotted in the Fallout Season 2 premiere.
17/12/2025
The Gigabyte Aero GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card With Triple-Fan Cooling Drops Below MSRP
Dressed in a white/silver colorway to fit into your all-white build.
17/12/2025
Fallout Season 2: 25 Video Game Details and Easter Eggs in Episode 1
From Dinky the T-Rex to prototype Mesmetron tech, here’s all the video game nods we spotted in the Fallout Season 2 premiere.
17/12/2025
Fallout Season 2 Premiere Review
The first episode of Fallout’s second season promises that a great, twisty journey lies ahead, but the genuine excitement hasn’t quite started yet.
17/12/2025
Get a Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker for as Low as $134 and Pick It Up in Time for Christmas
Give the gift of Sonos without having to spend a pretty penny.
17/12/2025
AU Deals: Quality Games, Aggressive Discounts, Zero Filler
Some of these are comfort food, some are long overdue, and a few are perfect excuses to cancel weekend plans. No regrets.
17/12/2025
The iBuypower Element SE RTX 5060 Ti Gaming PC Drops to Just $899 with Early Christmas Delivery
This is the least expensive RTX 5060 Ti prebuilt I've seen all year.
16/12/2025
Forza Motorsport Won't Get Any Major Updates In 2026, But Support Will Continue
As another year of Forza Motorsport comes to a close, the team at Turn 10 has shared what's next for the game in 2026, which includes various bits of support and fresh content but nothing in terms of major updates.In a blog post on the official Forza website, it's mentioned how the game will receive special events and competitions along with previously released Featured Tours and reward cars on a monthly basis next year, in addition to online servers that will remain active.Read the full article on purexbox.com
16/12/2025
The Ultra-Slim Baseus Blade 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank Drops to Just $39.99
A great battery sidekick to any handheld gaming PC and even some laptops.
16/12/2025
Commodore 64 Ultimate Review
Does the modern Commodore 64 Ultimate do justice to the original?
16/12/2025
Terminator: Survivors Suffers Indefinite Delay as Nacon Scraps Multiplayer Co-Op
Terminator: Survivors will no longer include multiplayer co-op, with developer Nacon announcing an indefinite delay that will now see its video game spinoff ditching early access for an eventual full launch.
16/12/2025
Larian boss responds to criticism of generative AI use: "it's something we are constantly discussing internally"
A few hours ago, reports surfaced that Larian are making use of generative AI during development of their new RPG Divinity - specifically, to come up with ideas, produce placeholder text, develop concept art, and create materials for PowerPoint presentations.In the same Bloomberg article, Larian CEO Swen Vincke sought to balance these revelations with the promise that Divinity won’t directly contain any AI-generated materials, commenting that "everything is human actors;Some of it, though, is from other game developers.
16/12/2025
Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For Fallout Season 2
What do the critics think?Today's the day for Fallout Season 2 on Amazon Prime!Although the official release date was set as December 17th for the first episode of the season, this was switched earlier this week to December 16th - with the release time being 6pm PT / 9pm ET in the US.
16/12/2025
Deals for Today: Sony WH-1000XM6 and LG Evo C5 4K OLED TV eBay Sale
Save big with today’s best deals on Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones, LG Evo C5 4K OLED TVs, and Meta Quest 3 / 3S VR headsets. Limited-time discounts and Black Friday-level pricing.
16/12/2025
Ghost of Tsushima Studio Sucker Punch's Co-Founder Brian Fleming Steps Down
Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming is stepping down n the new year after three decades at the studio behind Ghost of Tsushima, Sly Cooper, and Infamous.
16/12/2025
Former Arkane Austin Director Was 'Shocked' That Xbox Closed The Studio After Redfall
"It is what it is.".In a new interview with former Arkane Austin lead Harvey Smith, the legendary game designer talks about his "shock" in learning that the team behind Dishonored and Prey was being closed down by Microsoft following the poor launch of co-op shooter Redfall.Speaking on an episode of the My Perfect Console podcast (via Kotaku), Smith said that Arkane had done "really good work" in the past, and that he was left in "shock" when learning that Xbox was shuttering the studio in May 2024.
16/12/2025
The Sonos Last Minute Christmas Sale Takes Up to 25% Off Recertified Soundbars, Speakers, and Subs
Get a Sonos Era 100 smart speaker for $134 or a Sonos Arc soundbar for $399.
16/12/2025
The Elder Scrolls 6 Dev Says 'We're Going to Take Our Time and as Long as It Needs to Be Great,' Points to GTA 6 Delay as 'The Smartest Thing They Could Do'
Bethesda developers including chief Todd Howard have issued an update on The Elder Scrolls 6 — but stopped short of confirming a release date.
16/12/2025
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up.Today has marked the release of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade demo for Xbox, and therefore we can finally see how the game stacks up on both the Series X and Series S!As always, this early footage is coming from the YouTube channel Fuzion Xbox Testing, which has shown off both versions complete with some initial frame rate reports.
16/12/2025
1960 Western Classic The Magnificent Seven Is Getting a Reboot Series From the Creator of Heroes
1960 western classic The Magnificent Seven is getting a reboot from the creator of Heroes.
16/12/2025
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI'
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swift, and now Larian founder and game director Swen Vincke is responding to clarify his remarks.
16/12/2025
The Top Sideshow Collectible Gift Ideas Under $100 and Everything to Know About the Free Figure Deal
A serious sale for serious collectors.
16/12/2025
Fallout 4 December 2025 Patch Makes a Number of Fixes, Sorts 'A Few Key Pain Points for Players'
Bethesda has released a December update for Fallout 4 just in time for the holidays and the start of Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video. Check out the patch notes.
16/12/2025
Let's all go steal porn from a dead billionaire's bunker
Friends, it is time to break into Jeff Bezos's bunker and steal his porn.Unfortunately, the bunker is now full of "RICH MAN DEATH RADIATION", making it unsafe for humans.Fortunately, the people's pervert committee have supplied us with some remote-operated drones that are capable of firing clones of themselves in the direction of the camera.
16/12/2025
The Samsung P9 256GB MicroSD Express Nintendo Switch 2 Memory Drops to a New All-Time Low
Cheaper than the best 256GB memory card deal during Black Friday.
16/12/2025
Two New Features Highlighted In The Xbox December 2025 Update
One mobile focused, one PC focused.Xbox is back again with its "December Update" of new features, and it's actually quite a small roundup this time around, highlighted by two new arrivals along with the usual set of new Play Anywhere, Stream Your Own Game (etc.) titles.The big feature is something we've already covered here at Pure Xbox, and that's the arrival of the Xbox Store on the Xbox mobile app for Android and iOS.
16/12/2025
High on Life 2 Weapon Reveal: Meet the Flint Turtle – IGN First
The weapons are characters all on their own in High on Life 2, the upcoming first-person shooter comedy sequel from Squanch Games. Say hi to the latest one to be revealed: the Flint Turtle, a flamethrowing reptile who can be wielded or thrown in order to singe your enemies.
16/12/2025
The Best Horror Movie of 2025
The return of the Rage Virus, a look at the sins of the past, and Aunt Gladys all vie for the scariest movie of the year. This is the best horror movie of 2025!
16/12/2025
The Best Nintendo Game of 2025
From Mario Kart's roadtrip across an open world, to Donkey Kong's groundbreaking new adventure, these are the best Nintendo Switch games of 2025.
16/12/2025
It Sure Sounds Like Resident Evil Requiem Features Another Familiar Character From Resident Evil 2, as Well as Leon
Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem trailer that revealed Leon S. Kennedy also featured yet another familiar face from the series' past, fans believe.
16/12/2025
Lord of the Rings Fans Can Score the Rivendell LEGO Set at Its Lowest Price Yet
The LEGO Icons The Lord of The Rings: Rivendell set has received a $30 discount at Woot, dropping its price from $499.99 to $469.99 for a limited time.
16/12/2025
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Star Taylor Momsen Recalls Jim Carrey 'Freaking Out' Over a Stunt That Could've Hurt Her
2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas celebrates its 25th anniversary this year — and with that, the cast has been reminiscing about shooting the project, particularly highlighting an on-set incident where star Jim Carrey shut down a scene in which his young costar Taylor Momsen was moments away from being hurt.
16/12/2025
Terminator: Survivors Is Now Single-Player Only & Has Ditched Its 2025 Early Access Release
During Nacon Connect 2024 yesterday, the company formally unveiled Terminator: Survivors, a new open-world survival game based on the famous film franchise.The team has locked in a PC Early Access launch date, with console versions arriving later on, including Xbox.That Steam Early Access release lands on October 24th, and from then, PC players will be able to "take control of a group of survivors of Judgment Day, in solo or co-op mode".
16/12/2025
First Trailer for Steven Spielberg's Sci-Fi Thriller Disclosure Day Shows Emily Blunt Having Real Trouble With the Weather Report
Steven Spielberg’s next sci-fi thriller, Disclosure Day, has a debut trailer and a release date: June 12, 2026.
16/12/2025
Rumour: COD 2027 Will Be A New Sub-Series With 'Completely New Characters' On Xbox
A direct response to Black Ops 6 & 7?Last week, Xbox's Call of Duty team put out a statement announcing that there'll be no more "back-to-back" Modern Warfare or Black Ops games in the series following poor sales for Black Ops 7 - and a new rumour doing the rounds today suggests that a "new sub-franchise" is on the way in 2027 from developer Sledgehammer Games.Originating from well-known COD leaker TheGhostOfHope, Sledgehammer's next Call of Duty game "will be a new sub franchise with completely new characters set in the late 1990s/early 2000s".
16/12/2025
Larian want to complete Divinity in "three to four years", and they're making limited use of generative AI
CEO Swen Vincke wants the process to take "three to four years" in total, which seemingly includes an early access period.Assuming I have performed the rituals correctly, that means Divinity will launch out of early access in 2027 or 2028.In less positive news, Larian are reportedly making limited internal use of generative AI for tasks such as concept art development and internal presentations.
16/12/2025
Paradox show off their mysterious ass to tease Crusader Kings 3's 2026 expansions
While outlining their plans for Crusader Kings 3 in the new year, Paradox have teased a major expansion by turning around and revealing a work-in-progress donkey.They've also spilled the beans on some of the tweaks coming with yet another "realm maintenance" update as part of this year-end dev diary.Read more
16/12/2025
OG Xbox Fan Spends Over A Year Making A 'Complete List' Of 630 Unreleased Games
We saw some absolutely amazing games releasing on the original Xbox over 20 years ago, but there were hundreds more that could have released for the system but never saw the light of day at the time.Many of these have sprung up over the years in individual articles, developer discussions, YouTube investigations and whatever else, and one particular Xbox fan has taken it upon themselves to make a "complete list" of them all.Read the full article on purexbox.com
16/12/2025
Home Alone Director Chris Columbus Is Not a Fan of the 'Really Bad' Sequels: 'They've Completely F***ed It Up'
Home Alone director Chris Columbus is part of a truly solid crop of American directors who excelled in the comedy space in the 80s and 90s — but he isn’t quite as fond of the comedic efforts that came after his work in the Home Alone franchise. In fact, he recently went as far as to call the other installments “really bad.”
16/12/2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Cut Content Shows Its Chatty Companions Were Originally Even More Chattier
Nintendo recorded more than 30 minutes of extra conversations featuring Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's chatty companion characters that don't currently appear in the game.
16/12/2025
Divinity, Like Baldur’s Gate 3, Is a Turn-Based RPG, Larian Confirms
Larian has confirmed that its upcoming role-playing game, Divinity, is indeed turn-based following speculation from the developer's fans.
16/12/2025
Hyper Realistic Shooter Unrecord Will Now 'Accelerate Development' With Tencent
Remember back in 2023 when Drama Studios' FPS Unrecord went viral for basically looking like real life?Well, news on the game has been pretty scarce since - but today, we're hearing that mega-publisher Tencent has stepped in to help fund and release the full product.Yep, coming by way of VGC, Drama and Tencent have announced a new partnership for Unrecord in an attempt to deliver "a single-player FPS defined by hyperrealism, immersive gameplay and engaging storytelling".
16/12/2025
Ahead of Fallout Season 2, Samsung Exec Understands Where Stranger Things Creator's Hate for 'Garbage' TV Settings Comes From — Meanwhile Todd Howard Wants to Know 'Backlight 20 or 11?'
Ahead of the hotly-anticipated launch of Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video, a Samsung executive has discussed the optimal TV picture settings for watching the show — and even got Bethesda development chief Todd Howard asking questions of his own.
16/12/2025
Wreckreation Dev Launches Patreon Campaign To Keep Development Going
"We have four tiers to choose from, with various rewards for each".Earlier this year, we highlighted the then-upcoming launch of Wreckreation - an open world driving and building game made by Three Fields Entertainment, which itself is made up of various former Burnout and Need for Speed developers.In a long message shared on social media today, the company's CEO advised that she's placed the entire team on notice of redundancy, explaining that they've had to self-fund for most of 2025 and their publisher doesn't have the "enthusiasm or financial support to continue development".
16/12/2025
Microsoft Forces Removal Of Halo Multiplayer Mod In Counter-Strike 2
"It was fun while it lasted".It's not often we see Microsoft taking action against mods for all sorts of popular games, but clearly the company feels a new Counter-Strike 2 mod overstepped the line, issuing a DMCA notice against something called "Project Misriah".The focus behind this mod was to bring a Halo 3-like experience to CS2's multiplayer, introducing maps and assets from the Halo series in the process.
16/12/2025
Larian talk Divinity, their next RPG after Baldur's Gate 3: "it's almost as though it's the first in the series"
Larian's new Divinity game is a turn-based CRPG that both builds on their achievements from Baldur's Gate 3, and follows on from the events of Divinity: Original Sin 2.It's an attempt to firm up and clarify Divinity's narrative universe, both for returning Braccus Rex devotees and for Baldur's Gate 3 players who've yet to try Larian's non-D&D games.It's also going to allow for more "freedom" than any Larian game before, thanks partly to running on a new version of Larian's in-house engine tech.
16/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash Review
Avatar: Fire and Ash review: This Na'vi adventure feels slightly less alien, but builds to an immensely gratifying finale that’s well worth the wait.
16/12/2025
Fallout Season 2 Episodes 1-6 Review
An authentic approach to New Vegas’ unique factions and a deepening of its complex original characters ensures the first six episodes of Fallout’s second season are a great return to the weird wasteland.
16/12/2025
'If You Like Baldur's Gate 3, This Is Gonna Be Great' — Larian Boss Swen Vincke Reveals What to Expect From Divinity in First Interview Since The Game Awards Announcement
Larian boss Swen Vincke reveals what to expect from Divinity in his first interview since The Game Awards announcement.
16/12/2025
Could Capcom Really Kill Leon in Resident Evil Requiem? New Images Showing a Mysterious Mark on His Neck Have Fans Worried
Resident Evil fans are worriedly discussing new screenshots of fan-favorite character Leon S. Kennedy in Requiem, which look to feature an ominous-looking mark on his neck.
16/12/2025
Dead Island 3 is aiming to unleash the hordes in 2028, with early production of key bits "moving at pace"
Dambuster Studios are planning to keep their next truckload of undead penned in for a few more years, before opening the big zombie door in early 2028.That's according to some financial docs from the Dead Island developers, in which their plans for Dead Island 3 as of the end of March this year are laid bare.Read more
16/12/2025
Dead Island 3 Is Officially In Development, Studio Provides Release Window Target
"The primary focus is now Dead Island 3".Developer Dambuster Studios has released its most recent financial statements online, and the documents confirm that Dead Island 3 is now in development - with the team currently targeting a Q1/Q2 2028 release window for its Dead Island 2 sequel.Dambuster says that "all developers are assigned to the project" right now, with the studio's full QA team to follow once Dead Island 2 is out on the Luna and Mac platforms.
16/12/2025
Dota 2 Gets New Hero, Largo, Alongside Update 7.40 Patch Notes So Long Valve Made a Whole Website Just to Hold Them
Valve has outlined what's new in Dota 2 patch 7.40 and provided a rundown of its latest hero, Largo.
16/12/2025
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze Surfing Movie Classic Point Break Is Getting a TV Series Set 35 Years Later
Point Break is reportedly getting a TV show set 35 years after the events of the iconic '90s surfing movie.
16/12/2025
Finally, Wreckfest 2 has added in a spacious family minivan for post-school run muddy motor murdering
Sorry I'm late, I've got to drop off my non-existent offspring at the place where they learn their times tables soon.This is the question asked by Wreckfest 2's latest update, which finally gives middle-aged mums and dads a suitable ride in which to wreak havoc.Read more
16/12/2025
IGN Highlights These Five Games As The Best Xbox Titles Of 2025
The folks over at IGN have now crowned their best Xbox game of the year, picking from a list of fantastic titles that are said to represent "the five best games that landed on Xbox in 2025".It comes as no surprise that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes the win here, while everything else isn't ranked and is just considered a "runner-up".Here's the full list of five Xbox games:Read the full article on purexbox.com
16/12/2025
Tomb Raider Fans Are Wondering About Retcons to Fit the New Unified Timeline Following Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst Reveals
The announcement of both Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst has sparked retcon speculation among the franchise's fandom.
16/12/2025
Copyright Takedowns Issued After What Looks to Be a Leaked Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Posted Online
Copyright takedowns are targeting what appears to be a leaked version of Marvel's first Avengers: Doomsday trailer, which is now being snapped out of existence across social media.
16/12/2025
Xbox Game Pass Mega-Hit Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Getting A Free Expansion In 2026
Say hello to Sea of Sorrow.After waiting years and years for Hollow Knight: Silksong to finally grace Xbox, developer Team Cherry has announced a free expansion for 2026, dubbed 'Sea of Sorrow'.In typically cryptic fashion, you can get a tiny glimpse of Sea of Sorrow in the trailer up above, ahead of its planned release next year.
16/12/2025
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is both a speedrunner's dream and the perfect homage to the NES trilogy
Many moons ago in the early '90s, I grew up with a copy of the Nintendo Power strategy guide for Ninja Gaiden II.Fast forward 35 years, and Pumpkin Head returns as one of the many villains in Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a spirited revival of 2D Ninja Gaiden lovingly crafted by The Game Kitchen.Frankly, Ragebound is the best that 2D Ninja Gaiden has ever been, sprinting a delicate tightrope between homaging the past and offering something new.
16/12/2025
Leon Kennedy's New Look for Resident Evil Requiem Makes Him a 'Hot Uncle' Heartthrob Among Japanese Fans
The Resident Evil Requiem from The Game Awards finally confirmed that Leon S. Kennedy will return as the game’s second playable protagonist. Although he has aged a bit since we last saw him, Japanese fans have been taking to social media to praise Leon’s suave, older look.
16/12/2025
PSA: Silent Hill 2 Is Still Heavily Discounted On Xbox Through The New Year
Towards the end of November, Silent Hill 2 finally started rolling out on Xbox Series X|S after a year's PS5 console exclusivity, with a 50% launch discount.Yep, after doing a little browsing on the store over the weekend (for research purposes, of course), we spotted that Silent Hill 2 now says that its 50% launch discount expires in 23 days at the time of posting.That would make the deal available until at least Thursday, January 8th.
16/12/2025
Monster Hunter Wilds' Huge Title Update 4 Out Now — Check Out the 1.040 Patch Notes
Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 4 is finally here, and it makes a long list of gameplay and balance changes, as well as CPU/GPU improvements, load reduction, and the optimization of "PC-specific processes and addition of options and presets to reduce processing load." Check out the patch notes in full.
16/12/2025
Square Enix Drops Free Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo On Xbox Series X|S
After confirming a January 2026 release date back at TGS in September, Square Enix has just dropped a free demo for Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Xbox Series X|S; available now for all players!The Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Demo clocks in at roughly 20GB on Xbox Series X and S, and contains "the entire first chapter - the mako reactor bombing mission".We'll include a direct Xbox Store link to the new demo below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
16/12/2025
Disney Planning Live-Action Villain Movie Staring... Beauty and the Beast's Gaston
Gaston, the swole villain from Beauty and the Beast, will reportedly be the next Disney baddie to get the live-action movie treatment.
16/12/2025
Arc Raiders Cold Snap Update Goes Live Alongside Big 1.7.0 Patch Notes
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has released the Cold Snap update alongside lengthy patch notes for version 1.7.0 of the extraction shooter.
16/12/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong's first big expansion, Sea of Sorrow, flows into our lives for free next year
Oh, it's Hollow Knight: Silksong's first major expansion, which devs Team Cherry have just announced will be coasting up to the shore some point next year.It's called Sea of Sorrow, and as such looks to contain plenty of somber staring into the splashy swell.Read more
16/12/2025
Dead Island 3 Due Out First Half of 2028, All Developers at Dambuster Studios Now Working on It
We have new official information on Dead Island 3, which is not only now confirmed to be in development, but has a target release window.
16/12/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow Expansion Revealed, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Original Hollow Knight Also in Development
Hollow Knight: Silksong's first big expansion has been revealed by developer Team Cherry.
16/12/2025
Arc Raiders takes a turn for the Long Dark with today's Cold Snap update - beware the frostbite
Today sees the release of the Arc Raiders Cold Snap update, which douses the popular sci-fi extraction shooter in glittering snowfall.Ah, how gorgeous the flakes twinkling above the Spaceport gantries.How beautiful the frozen lakes of Dam Battlegrounds.
16/12/2025
Save 30% Off the New Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones, Delivers by Christmas
Sony's newest and best noise canceling headphones.
16/12/2025
The Meta Quest 3 VR Headset Drops to as Low as $359.99 With Free Christmas Delivery
Matches the most popular Quest 3 deal I saw during Black Friday.
16/12/2025
The Best Pokémon Deals For Every Kind of Trainer This Christmas
Shop the best Pokémon Christmas deals for 2025, from Pokémon TCG chase cards and sealed products to Nintendo Switch games and Squishmallows. Perfect gifts for every type of trainer.
16/12/2025
The Best Black Friday LG Evo C5 4K OLED TV Deals Are Back, Get a 65-Inch for Just $1,118
They'll probably sell out very quickly.
16/12/2025
The Meta Quest 3S VR Headset Drops to Basically $199 With This Target Holiday Deal
Get $50 off and a bonus $50 Target gift card, and have it delivered before Christmas.
16/12/2025
AU Deals: A New Stack Of Multi Platform Game Deals Land With Some All-Stars Standouts
If you've ever told yourself you were absolutely done buying games for the month, only to immediately ignore that promise, welcome.
16/12/2025
The Best Star Wars Gift Ideas for Adult Fans of the Franchise
If you're buying holiday gifts for a Star Wars fan, we have you covered with suggestions for movies, books, clothes, home decor, and more. A galaxy's worth of amazing merch!
15/12/2025
A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, out today, is exactly what it proclaims to be, and surprisingly tranquil
I do not know if a black hole is something we should feed.I'm not a black holeologist) that I would like to be far away from, given what I've heard.And yet here I am, having tinkered around with the demo for A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, which is a game about feeding a black hole, left with the feeling that this is not only a thing I can do, but find tranquility in.
15/12/2025
Silent Hill f writer Ryukishi07 shares what he hopes you learn from his take on the horror series
Truth be told, I haven't played all that many games this year, who has the time!There was one I couldn't miss out on, however, which was Silent Hill f, the first properly new entry in the series for many years, and one with some pedigree behind it, Higurashi and Umineko writer Ryukishi07.There were some great lessons to be learned, and in a recent interview, Ryukishi07 put some of those lessons into succinct, quite lovely words.
15/12/2025
Marathon Sets March 2026 Launch Window and $40 Price Point as Bungie Unveils New Gameplay
Bungie’s delayed extraction shooter revival, Marathon, has re-emerged with an early 2026 launch window and a $39.99 price point.
15/12/2025
The Best Deals That Will Arrive By Christmas: AirPods Pro 3, Switch 2 Memory Card, Meta Quest, and More
Time's running out to get your gifts delivered before December 25.
15/12/2025
Marathon lives, as Bungie set a March release date and try to convince you the extraction shooter is good now
Marathon!A game that was technically meant to be out by now, but is very obviously not out right now, is now a game that has a release month (no date, Bungie don't appear to be ready to share that one yet).That month is March, 2026, which I'm assuming has been chosen so that PlayStation manage to release one of their many promised but mostly cancelled live service games before the tax year wraps up.
15/12/2025
Bungie's Marathon To Release In March 2026, Pricing And More Details Revealed
There's a new 22-minute documentary as well.Bungie is back today with its latest update on survival extraction FPS Marathon, which now has a release window of March 2026 and has been re-confirmed to release on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in addition to PS5 and PC.You can get a fresh look at the game in the 22-minute documentary above, and it certainly seems to be shaping up better than before.
15/12/2025
Xbox Announces Start Date And First Five Deals For The Countdown Sale 2025
Over 1,000 games set to be included.Microsoft has confirmed today that the Xbox Countdown Sale 2025 will officially start on Thursday, December 18th, and it'll include over 1,000 games in all.The company has also revealed the first five deals for the Countdown Sale, although as usual they're quite a bizarre selection that almost certainly won't represent the peak of what the sale has to offer.
15/12/2025
The Official Trophy For The 2025 Xbox Bowl Is Quite Something
All the players are getting ROG Xbox Ally systems as well.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8Lj3O6WMAQyZWr?format=jpgBack at the start of December, it was announced that Xbox and ESPN were joining forces to host the "Xbox Bowl" college football game between Missouri State and Arkansas State, and that game actually takes place this Thursday.Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/12/2025
Shadowrun devs' survival body horror Graft gets a gameplay trailer filled with fleshy delights
If this is a single flavour of genre that, if you put a gun to my head and forced me to pick a favourite, I would say is my favourite, it's probably body horror.There are a seemingly infinite amount of ways to project images of devolving flesh and altered bodies into your eyeballs, many of which I find strangely relatable, occasionally comforting.Graft, the next game from the studio behind Battletech and the Shadowrun series, does none of that for me, but its first gameplay trailer successfully twisted my guts into a collection of pretzels, so it's doing something right (though perhaps avoid the trailer if you're quite squeamish).
15/12/2025
Skyrim On Switch 2 Suffers 'Kinect-Level Input Lag', Says Digital Foundry
Only 30FPS, too.You'd think a game that has its roots in the Xbox 360 era would run rather well on a 2025 system, but Digital Foundry's early thoughts on the new version compare it to Xbox Kinect from the same era.Yep, you read that right, DF is saying that early input latency tests for Skyrim on Switch 2 are comparable to Kinect for Xbox 360; an accessory that was notorious for high input lag.
15/12/2025
Ah yes, here's Megabonk's Halloween update, just in time for Christmas
Why, it's… Megabonk's "Spooky" update?As you've probably already gathered by the name of the update, this is one that was meant to be out for Halloween, but developer Vedinad needed a touch more time for it. Read more
15/12/2025
Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst-Rated Video Games Of 2025
We think #1 is harsh!In their list of the 10 worst games from across the industry, they've picked out the lowest-scoring titles on their platform that have at least four professional reviews.They all have to have released between January 1st and December 31st of 2025, and if a single game would have appeared multiple times across multiple platforms, they've just highlighted the lowest-scoring version.
15/12/2025
Stalker 2's Stories Untold update delivers a new questline and a place to chill in the Burnt Forest this week
Stalker 2's getting a bunch of new quests just in time for the holidays, with an update dubbed Stories Untold sending you off to investigate a mysterious headache-inducing radio signal when it arrives tomorrow, December 16th.There'll also be a new hub area in the Burnt Forest and a new suppressed rifle for you to fiddle with as you chill by the campfire.Read more
15/12/2025
Stalker 2 Gets Free 'Stories Untold' Update Following Recent Xbox Game Pass Departure
"Completely free for all owners of the game".Stalker 2 has just arrived on PS5 following around a year of console exclusivity on Xbox, and with its new multiplatform nature, developer GSC Game World has even more updates planned for the open world survival shooter.Arriving December 16th "completely free for all owners of the game", Stalker 2: Stories Untold delivers new story quests, new locations, new characters and more.
15/12/2025
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Receives Surprise Free Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S
"Now available on the latest generation of consoles!".Larian Studios has announced today that the Xbox One game Divinity: Original Sin 2 has received a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it's available as of today.The team says you can access the free upgrade by searching for the "DOS:2 Upgrade Pack" on the Xbox Store, which we haven't come across just yet (we're assuming it's rolling out as we speak).
15/12/2025
Talking Point: What Do You Hope To See From 'Control Resonant' On Xbox?
Remedy back to doing what it does best.One of the most exciting announcements to come out of The Game Awards this year was the reveal of Control Resonant; the next single-player offering from Remedy Entertainment.Over here, we're hoping that the team combines some of that near-endless creativity you saw in Control, with a few of the refinements present in 2023's Alan Wake 2.
15/12/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Directors Post Fresh Instagram Tease As Trailer Speculation Mounts
The Russo Brothers, directors of Avengers: Endgame and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, have posted a fresh Instagram teaser that Marvel fans are now attempting to decode.
15/12/2025
Experience the Prom Night That Never Ends in Dead Teenagers
Oni Press' new horror series Dead Teenager presents the never-ending prom night from hell. Check out our exclusive preview.
15/12/2025
George Clooney Reveals He Will No Longer Be 'Kissing Girls' in Movies, So That Era Is Officially Over
George Clooney’s over it. Over what, you might be asking? Well, he’s done "kissing girls" and making romance films — which, when you think about being a go-to romantic lead made him the heartthrob he is in the zeitgeist, is truly the end of an era.
15/12/2025
Random: Xbox Fan 'Bummed' After Winning 'Grand Prize' But Forgetting To Check Their Email
They missed out on a special King of the Hill controller.Every now and again, we've reported on situations here at Pure Xbox where people have missed out on claiming prizes for various reasons.Last year, for example, someone missed out on a custom Barbie Xbox Series S:<related ids="168623">Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/12/2025
Todd Howard Explains Why He Has Turned Down All the Offers to Cameo in the Fallout TV Show So Far
Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has officially ruled out appearing on the Fallout TV show even in cameo form, insisting he’s better behind the camera than in front of it.
15/12/2025
Arc Raiders Cold Snap Survival Mechanics Fully Detailed — Here's Everything You Need to Know
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has fully detailed the game’s Cold Snap update and its new cold-weather survival mechanics. Here's everything you need to know.
15/12/2025
Xbox Game Pass Premium Is Free For 14 Days With New Discord Quest
We've already highlighted how Xbox Game Pass has introduced a $1 offer for the holidays across all tiers of the service, but Discord is also providing a special promotion that allows you to get 14 days of Xbox Game Pass Premium for free!If you log into your Discord account (you'll need one already - it doesn't seem to work with new signups), you'll need to look for the "Quests" section on the dashboard.Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/12/2025
Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Trailer Teases Shock Reveals, Insists Everything We've Ever Assumed About the Upside Down Has Been 'Dead Wrong'
The first trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 has teased shock reveals for the Netflix show and answers to questions fans have been asking for years.
15/12/2025
James Cameron Gets Technical When Asked to Respond to Criticism of His Use of 3D and High Frame Rate in Avatar: Fire and Ash
James Cameron has dismissed criticism of 3D and high frame rate in his Avatar movies, pointing to their enormous box office success as evidence that audiences don’t mind it, and explaining why he likes the tech.
15/12/2025
'F*** AI': Star Wars and Knives Out Director Rian Johnson Blasts AI as 'Making Everything Worse in Every Single Way'
As major Hollywood actors license their voices to AI, and Coca-Cola uses algorithms to generate its latest holiday commercial, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out director Rian Johnson has his own message on the subject: "F*** AI."
15/12/2025
Total War: Attila becomes Tolkien war, as a massive Lord of the Rings mod delivers its full campaign
If you're in the mood for more TWar following the recent reveals of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and Total War: Medieval 3, one of Total War: Attila's most ambitious mods has finally made it to 1.0 release.It's taken a decade for Lord of the Rings conversion The Dawnless Days to deliver its full ring-warring campaign, but that day's arrived at long last.Read more
15/12/2025
The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
Confirmed in latest trailer.However, that date is just for PS5 and PC - and it now appears there's a one-year exclusivity window in place with Sony and PlayStation.That confirmation pops up at the end of the trailer via this splash screen, which notes that no other consoles will get the game for at least 12 months:Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/12/2025
Lara Croft Survivor Trilogy Actor Camilla Luddington Passes the Baton to Alix Wilton Regan, Who Takes on the Role for Tomb Raider: Catalyst and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Lara Croft Survivor Trilogy actor Camilla Luddington has passed the baton to Alix Wilton Regan, who takes on the iconic role for Tomb Raider: Catalyst and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis.
15/12/2025
Angeline Era is all about the joy of hidden worlds and the looping frenzy of combat Dodgems
As a kid playing RPGs in the 90s, I’d roam backdrops spamming the pick-up button in hopes of secret treasure.I’d do this especially in PS1 Final Fantasies, with their deceptively inert hand-drawn environments, and their greasy invisible walls.Read more
15/12/2025
Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages Wins Digital Foundry's 'Graphics Of The Year' Award
December XGP title Routine also gets a mention.Over the weekend, our Pure Xbox community GOTY article went up, discussing the biggest and best games of the year from a wholistic perspective.However, if it's just graphics we're talking about, the Digital Foundry team is best positioned to give us a verdict — and this weekend, the outlet has handed out its 'Graphics of the Year' award for 2025.
15/12/2025
Stellar Blade Director Receives Presidential Commendation for Development of Korean Game Industry
The CEO of Stellar Blade studio Shift Up has received the Presidential Commendation at this year's Korean Content Awards for his work in the games industry.
15/12/2025
In the Wake of Divinity's Gruesome Reveal Trailer, Larian Publishing Director Says It's Not Trying to Shock the Audience, Rather Treat Them 'With a Level of Intellectual Respect'
Larian publishing director Michael Douse has explained the studio’s thinking in the wake of the gruesome reveal trailer for Divinity, the Baldur’s Gate 3 studio’s next big role-playing game.
15/12/2025
Doom's 32nd birthday has birthed a site which lets you rip and tear through fan-made levels in your browser
Amid the maelstrom of things happening last week, the original Doom blasted out the candles on a big cake commemorating its 32 years of demon destruction.As part of those celebrations, the shooter which can be played on (inhales) human test, lawnmower, electric toothbrush, tractor, the bad social media place, pregancy test, and gut bacteria - it's gained another way in which to be appreciated.There's now a website called DoomScroll which lets you dive into a bunch of fan-made level WADs via browser.
15/12/2025
I didn't expect a management game like The Alters to make me question my life choices
11 Bit Studios' sci-fi management game The Alters arrived at a point when I was unhappy with the trajectory my life was taking.But, I wasn't expecting a story about a shipwrecked astronaut and his cabal of clones to leave me questioning not just the choices I'd taken that led me down that path, but also highlighting all the choices I had left untaken along the way.Read more
15/12/2025
Doctor Who Star Paul McGann Addresses AI Images That Showed Him on Set With Billie Piper
Former Doctor Who star Paul McGann has addressed the recent spread of AI-generated images showing his apparent return alongside Billie Piper in the franchise's upcoming 2026 Christmas special.
15/12/2025
Katamari Creator Returns To Japan And Considers His Future Following Poor Sales For 'To A T'
"If I feel that I don't belong in the games industry, I'll have to look elsewhere.".Keita Takahashi is a legend of the gaming industry, having created the Katamari franchise that began with Katamari Damacy on the PS2 back in 2004, and it's a series that still continues to achieve success to this day.His latest title that was released earlier this year, however, has unfortunately suffered poor sales.
15/12/2025
Phantom Blade Zero Is a PlayStation 5 Console Exclusive for 12 Months
Phantom Blade Zero is a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for 12 months.
15/12/2025
Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Will Be Out Before 2030, Says Casey Hudson
Well, director Casey Hudson has now followed up on those rumours;reassuring fans that the game "will be out before then".Taking to social media to quell these fears, Hudson mentioned that they're "not getting any younger" and that fans shouldn't worry about the "not till 2030 rumours".
15/12/2025
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Says He Was 'Hoping For' Fan Pushback, Rather Than Being 'Afraid of Doing Anything That Shakes It Up'
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has said he anticipated and welcomed the movie's polarizing response — and argued it would have been worse to create something "afraid" of shaking up the franchise.
15/12/2025
French President Emmanuel Macron Is Back on Instagram Celebrating Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, This Time for Winning Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's record-breaking performance at last week's The Game Awards has caught the eye of French president Emmanuel Macron, who celebrated the news of its Game of the Year award on Instagram over the weekend.
15/12/2025
Microsoft Rewards Is Allowing You To 'Double Your Points' Until The End Of 2025
Update: The offer has been extended!Well, there's a new promotion on the Microsoft Rewards dashboard that's allowing you to "double your points" until early December through Bing searches, which you can do on PC, mobile or through the Microsoft Edge browser on Xbox.Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/12/2025
Nintendo Switch 2 Version of Indie Horror Hit Phasmophobia Confirmed for 2026
A Nintendo Switch 2 version of indie horror hit Phasmophobia is due out in 2026.
15/12/2025
Princess Bride Director Rob Reiner Dead at 78
Reiner and his wife found dead in L.A. home, a homicide investigation has commenced.
15/12/2025
It: Welcome to Derry Season Finale Review
It: Welcome to Derry’s first season saves its biggest, weirdest swings for last. The twists and turns may not all succeed, but by the end, there’s plenty established to get excited about coming back for next season.
15/12/2025
AU Deals: Free Hogwarts Legacy and 932 Bucks Off a Mega Games Bundle Make Today's Deals Ridiculous
I have a dangerous habit of replaying favourites instead of starting something new, so a deals list like this is usually what finally pushes me over the line.
14/12/2025
Disney's Zootopia 2 Becomes Third Movie of 2025 to Make Over $1 Billion at the Box Office
Disney’s animated blockbuster Zootopia 2 has overtaken the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie to become the highest-grossing Hollywood release of 2025 and just the third film to make over $1 billion at the global box office.
14/12/2025
What's on your bookshelf: Fucksweeper and HoloVista's Nadya Lev
Hello reader who is also a reader!This week, we’re talking to Nadya Lev - co-founder of New York studio Aconite, and developer of the splendidly unsexy Fucksweeper, which I had the pleasure of trying not to be seen playing in a crowded airport lounge in 2024.Read more
14/12/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for somehow still not quite fully recovering from the body clock-winding mishap that was staying up for The Game Awards.Remember how we’d stay up past 1am playing Left 4 Dead with strangers from the Muse messageboard then rise for an early Sainsbury’s shift with zero ill effects?To whit, here are some words-following-words highlights from the last few days.
14/12/2025
Consume Me is an RPG minigame buffet that goes straight to the hits
Beware, reader, for unwrapping and devouring this advent post will take you over your Bite limit for the day, adding multiple paragraphs to your waistline and forever postponing the onset of your Hot Girl Summer.Still, this is a slimmer post at around 400 words.What videogame could get you thinking about the carb content of a videogame article?
14/12/2025
Disney Reportedly Sending Theaters 4 Different Avengers: Doomsday Trailers to Push Fans to See Avatar: Fire and Ash Multiple Times
Disney reportedly has a plan to encourage repeat viewings of Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters — and it involves four different Avengers: Doomsday trailers.
13/12/2025
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic's director unconvincingly attempts to dispel concerns over its release date
One a them Star Wars was announced at the Let Geoff Have This He's Got Nothing Else Going On Awards this week, from none other than Casey Hudson.It's called Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a name that will instantly make any Knights of the Old Republic oldhead point at their screen that's Chappie style, which also happens to be a game that Hudson was project director on.The only problem with Fate of the Old Republic is that the studio that's making it only got started this year, calling into question how far away it is - a question that Hudson, kind of, answered.
13/12/2025
Peter Greene, Who Played Villains Zed in Pulp Fiction and Dorian in The Mask, Dies Aged 60
Peter Greene, who played villains Zed in Pulp Fiction and Dorian in The Mask, has died aged 60.
13/12/2025
'I'm Not Getting Any Younger!' Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Casey Hudson Insists the Game Will Launch Before 2030
In the wake of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic’s big announcement at The Game Awards, you might have seen social media posts saying the game won't be out until 2030. Director Casey Hudson has now stepped in to address those posts, insisting the game will be out before then.
13/12/2025
Become a forsaken nun and find absolution in the dead, almost-techno gothic horror world of Metamorphosis
It is a 2D pixel art horror where you play as a "forsaken nun" who "walks the long road to absolution."The world you find yourself in in the game's demo is overbearing, crushing. Read more
13/12/2025
Exodus devs want you to know that despite Matthew McConaughey's AI deal, not a drop has been used in their game so far
There has never been a time where the presence of a big Hollywood celeb making an appearance in a video game has drawn me in.And yet here we are with Matthew McConaughey, a man who is happily lending his voice to some AI software, in Exodus, a game that's basically just another Mass Effect from some folks who actually made Mass Effect.Said folks would like you to know that McConaughey's performance is all him, thanks very much.
13/12/2025
RuneScape: Dragonwild's Fellhollow update gets a zombie-bashing and magical farming look-in ahead of its release next week
It's funny to think that RuneScape: Dragonwilds, one of those cosy-ish, survival crafty type of games doesn't have farming just yet, but I suppose that's understandable given it is an early access game.Doesn't matter much either, as farming will be coming to the game next week as part of its Fellhollow update, which just got another look-in through a new gameplay trailer that also shows off all sorts of undead bashing you'll be doing. Read more
13/12/2025
The devs behind Bradley the Badger want it to be the video game industry's satire moment
Satire is a genre that you find often enough in mediums like film and television, but there is an argument to be made that it doesn't happen as often in games, and that maybe, this is due for a reckoning.This is the argument that Davide Soliani (Mario + Rabbids) and Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption) are making about the game they're co-directing, Bradley the Badger, a comedic, half-throwback, half-fresh-take platformer revealed at The Geoff Keighley Night this week. Read more
13/12/2025
Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025?
We're looking to crown a Pure Xbox Game of the Year for 2025, and in order to do that, we're going to need you to vote for the best Xbox games of the past 12 months — only the top ten will make the final cut!Last year's winner ended up being Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, closely followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/12/2025
Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In January 2026 So Far
An early look at next month.As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for January 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with two titles having been confirmed for the service next month already.As the above heading suggests, we have one other title also confirmed ahead of Microsoft revealing more Game Pass additions in the new year.
13/12/2025
IT: Welcome to Derry and the Origin of Pennywise’s Human Half
Who, and what, is Bob Gray, Pennywise's better half? IT: Welcome to Derry producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti explain it all.
13/12/2025
Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (December 15-19)
Including two former PS5 console exclusives.Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for December 15-19!The releases are slightly slowing down as we head into the Christmas period, but we've still got loads of interesting launches over the next few days including the former PS5 console exclusives Fort Solis and Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic!
13/12/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 13-14)
Starting to tackle the backlog?Welcome to our latest 'What Are You Playing' discussion! With another weekend upon us, we're starting to think about what games we might play over the next few days - and yes, those Christmas backlog plans are also creeping up!Here's what we're playing this weekend:Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/12/2025
The Rogue Prince of Persia parkours around Hades in its own roguelite lane
In a year where Hades II dominated the roguelite headlines, Evil Empire's The Rogue Prince of Persia slipped by largely unnoticed.This is the second time Supergiant's game overshadowed The Rogue Prince, with both titles entering early access at similar times last year.In fact, the story you may best remember of Evil Empire's game was the frothing criticism of the Prince's art style – a unique blend influenced by Arabic miniatures, Mœbius comics, and the purple-skinned sprites from the 1990 PC CGA port of the first Prince of Persia game.
13/12/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
We're heading into our last full week before Christmas and I can almost hear the hellish jangle of Saint Nick's sled bells in the night air.Not when there are weekends to be had and games to be played.This is what the team will be playing this weekend.
13/12/2025
These Techy Gifts Are Cheaper Than on Black Friday, and Can Be Delivered Before Christmas
Gifts ranging from $20 to $500, depending on how much you like the person.
12/12/2025
Yakuza 0, Kiwami & Kiwami 2 Upgrade Issues Appear To Be Getting Resolved On Xbox
Over the past few days, we've seen quite a few issues with Red Dead Redemption and allowing Xbox 360 owners of the game to upgrade to the new Xbox Series X|S version, but that seems to have been mostly resolved at this point.Unfortunately, a similar issue has cropped up for the new re-releases of Yakuza 0: Director's Cut, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2!All three of these games were meant to receive special upgrade discounts for owners of the Xbox One versions, but some players haven't been getting access to them as intended.
12/12/2025
Report: Xbox CFO Moves To Zenimax As Part Of New Leadership Changes
Leaving his current position after 10 years.It's being reported today that Xbox is undergoing some leadership changes — with Microsoft Gaming Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Tim Stuart moving over to Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media, as a Chief Operating Officer.In Stuart's place will be Xavier Pokorzynsk, who's currently the corporate vice president of Microsoft Gaming and will be taking on the Chief Financial Officer role instead.
12/12/2025
We Build LEGO The Goonies, Featuring Every Major Character and Functional Booby Traps
We build LEGO Ideas: The Goonies, a near-perfect set. It's big, it's fun to assemble, and it contains minifigures of the entire main cast and accounts of all the major set pieces from the film.
12/12/2025
Save 37% Off the Steelseries Arctis Gamebuds Earbuds for PlayStation 5 and PC
These are the best dedicated gaming earbuds of 2025.
12/12/2025
Heated Rivalry Gets Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max
After a surge of popularity across streaming and social platforms, Canadian streaming service Crave and HBO Max announced the renewal of Heated Rivalry, the blockbuster hockey romance drama for a second season.
12/12/2025
This Sonos Arc Soundbar Costs $500 Less Than the Arc Ultra, and You Can Still Get it By Christmas
From a price to performance standpoint, it's obvious which deal to choose.
12/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Starter Guide - Beginner Tips, Systems Explained, and More
New to Expedition 33? Get a rundown of what to expect in this article.
12/12/2025
Opinion: The Game Awards' Big Surprise Fell Flat, But I Have High Hopes For This New Xbox FPS
The upcoming FPS — which is out on Xbox next month — fell victim to strange TGA scheduling;where it was the final reveal in the hopes of being the 2025 show's big surprise.First off, if you look behind the somewhat derivative art style in the trailer up above, Highguard's gameplay looks really slick.
12/12/2025
Amazon Is Giving Away $100 Credit When You Purchase a Meta Quest 3 VR Headset
Still the best standalone VR gaming headset.
12/12/2025
Veronica Mars Is Coming To Netflix — But You'll Need a Few Streamers To Watch the Complete Series
Nobody Wants This fans, Kristen Bell is about to do you one better than season 2. Netflix is adding Bell’s best-known role to their platform very soon — none other than Veronica Mars. However, there’s an interesting caveat to the whole situation.
12/12/2025
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Confirmed To Mark The Franchise's Debut On Xbox
"Experience the brutal fusion of galactic strategy and visceral real-time battles".Last night at The Game Awards, we saw the reveal of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 — and even though it didn't seem to have any confirmed platforms at the time, it's now been confirmed to be coming to Xbox Series X and Series S.This will mark the franchise's debut on Xbox, 25 years since it first began back in 2000 with Shogun: Total War.
12/12/2025
Fans Think They Know Who the Burning Man in the Divinity Trailer Is Supposed to Be
If you, like me, still have visions of last night's grotesque trailer for a new Divinity game from Larian Studios burned into your head, then you'll be delighted to know there's already a whirl of fan theories as to what it all meant. Specifically, some fans think they've worked out who the man burned alive inside the wicker man is, or at least, who he's supposed to represent.
12/12/2025
Tomb Raider: Catalyst Will Deliver The Series' Largest World Yet In 2027
With Amazon and Crystal Dynamics announcing two Tomb Raider titles in one fell swoop this week, 2026's Legacy of Atlantis is getting most of the attention right now - but we want to focus on Catalyst for a minute here, which "delivers the largest Tomb Raider world yet" in 2027.Yep, while we're getting that Tomb Raider Remake next year, Crystal Dynamics is going back to the drawing board once again with Catalyst in 2027, and it sounds like an ambitious entry in the legendary action-adventure series.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
Fallout Fans Can Now Preorder Xbox's New Pip-Boy Controller
Xbox's new Fallout Pip-Boy Edition controller is now available to preorder from Amazon and the Microsoft Store. It's currently listed for $82.97 at each, with a release date of December 16 at Microsoft and January 7, 2026, at Amazon.
12/12/2025
In Lords of the Fallen 2, every limb you can see is there for your chopping pleasure
"This is a game made by adults for adults," is a line that features in a recent interview with Ryan Hill, creative strategist at CI Games, talking of Lords of the Fallen 2 in tandem with its Geoff's Night of Pretending to Like Video Games gameplay reveal trailer.The reason this line comes up is because the upcoming sequel is a violent one, one that hopes to be bloodier and gorier than its predecessor, to the point that you can, if you like, chop off any limb you can see in the game. Read more
12/12/2025
RPS Verdict: The Game Awards 2025
Last night saw the Peacock theatre in LA fill up with prominent game industry folk all eager to be blasted with trailers for four hours straight.We weren't in the room for The Game Awards 2025, but half of the team stayed up to be to be assaulted with announcements in real-time via livestream, while the other half caught up on the barrage this morning.Having now had some sleep, we decided to collect our thoughts on Geoff-fest 2025 and not at all use it as a way to point out who is looking the most tired.
12/12/2025
Feature: One Game In Particular Deserved Way More Love At The Game Awards 2025
If you go back a few years to The Game Awards 2021, it felt like Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two was the "chosen one" of that event in many ways, racking up Game of the Year alongside a bunch of other awards.It was a deserved win for a fantastic co-op game that built upon the success of A Way Out a few years prior, and it wasn't until early 2025 that we'd see a follow-up in the form of Split Fiction.However, considering how incredible this year has been for new releases, Split Fiction ended up getting essentially ignored at The Game Awards.
12/12/2025
Guillermo del Toro Reveals Scrapped Justice League Dark Plans That Included a Batman Cameo
Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro has discussed his now-cancelled plans for the DC universe, which included two years of work on a Justice League Dark screenplay, and the suggestion he could have helmed Superman movie Man of Steel.
12/12/2025
First Footage of Euphoria Season 3 Released in Big HBO Max 2026 Teaser and We've Got Questions
It’s hard to believe at this point but it’s true: Euphoria is coming back for Season 3, and HBO Max has released the first footage from the upcoming return.
12/12/2025
Two PS5 Console Exclusives Are Finally Releasing On Xbox Next Week
Including a Five Nights at Freddy's title!We've got a couple of PS5 console exclusives jumping over to Xbox next week!The game arrives for Xbox on December 19th following its PS5 release all the way back in August of 2023.
12/12/2025
Amazon Offering Free Outfit For Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis When Linking Xbox Account
Available to claim ahead of release.While Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis didn't get a proper release date at The Game Awards aside from a broad 2026 window, the game does seem pretty far along - and publisher Amazon Games is offering the chance for fans to grab a little Tomb Raider Remake bonus for linking accounts ahead of launch.As shared by both the Xbox and PlayStation blog posts on this whole Tomb Raider reveal, if you link your Xbox / PSN account to an Amazon Games ID, you can claim the 'Exclusive Mediterranean Wetsuit Outfit' in Legacy of Atlantis on release next year.
12/12/2025
You don't need to have played OG Control to play Resonant, so say Remedy, but I wish they'd stop doing that
What was previously referred to as Control 2 now has its own name, and its own protagonist, Dylan Faden, the tongues-speaking brother of the first game's heroine Jesse.Gone is her shapeshifting gun too, replaced with a shapeshifting bit of metal instead.Interesting enough a setup, but I am bothered by one thing: Remedy say you don't need to play the first game to play this one.
12/12/2025
Neon Genesis Evangelion Studio Gainax Dissolved, Creator Hideaki Anno Speaks Out on 'Lack of Respect' and 'Truly Disappointing End'
Gainax, the animation studio behind influential anime including Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, and Gurren Lagann, officially shut down on December 10, 2025. This was revealed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno in a statement published on the website of his company Studio Khara, in which the anime director shared his personal thoughts on what he described as a “truly disappointing end” to Gainax’s “nearly 42 years’ of history.”
12/12/2025
Resident Evil Requiem is "like jumping into a cold bath after sitting in a hot sauna"
Then maybe treat yourself to a bath if you can.Capcom formally confirmed last night that, as leaked, it contains Leon Kennedy.Some of their devs have now offered a bit more detail as to how it'll feel to play as both him and co-lead Grace Ashcroft.
12/12/2025
Talking Point: What Do You Hope To See From Xbox Developer Direct Next Month?
Announced yesterday by Xbox!Yesterday, in and amongst all of The Game Awards madness, Microsoft's Matt Booty came out and quietly announced Xbox Developer Direct 2026 - featuring Fable and Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games.We certainly expected this event to go ahead next month, but the way it was revealed yesterday was definitely a bit of a surprise.
12/12/2025
Here's Our First Teaser For DC Studios' Lanterns, Showing Its Heroes Driving Off a Cliff
Our first glimpse at footage from DC Studios series Lanterns has arrived, featuring Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler and Krypton's Aaron Pierre as members of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps.
12/12/2025
Matt Booty Explains Why Xbox Ditched Its $80 Price Tag For Outer Worlds 2 & Other Games
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was ditching a planned price increase for The Outer Worlds 2 and other "full priced holiday releases", presumably in response to poor sales and negative feedback.Now, Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has been discussing this in an interview with Variety, explaining that Xbox wants to achieve "player satisfaction and deliver "player value" whilst also "needing to run the healthy business", and therefore it's a balancing act that they're going to continue working on.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union, with 165 workers at Doom studio the latest to vote in favour
Doom and Quake studio id Software are now home to a "wall-to-wall" union according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA).The organisation have announced that a group of 165 id workers have just voted to unionise, adding to the ranks of the 300 ZeniMax quality assurance staff who unionised back in 2023.Read more
12/12/2025
Doom, Quake Developers Form Wall-to-wall Union at id Software
165 workers at id Software, the studio behind the Doom and Quake franchises, have elected to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in yet another wall-to-wall developer union within Microsoft.
12/12/2025
The Xbox Mobile App Is Finally Adding A Store, And It's Now Rolling Out To Everyone
Update: Now live on the main version of the app.For ages now, we've been waiting on Xbox to add a version of the Xbox / Microsoft Store to the Android and iOS apps, as until now it's been impossible to actually buy anything on there - you've only been able to remote install games.However, the Xbox Store has officially begin rolling out on the Xbox mobile beta app as of today, and it seems to be pretty much the same thing we get on console, containing the same kinds of categories and sorting features.
12/12/2025
'Everyone Disliked That' — Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong
Amazon has pulled its AI-powered Fallout Season 1 recap after fans noticed it made significant errors ahead of the launch of Season 2.
12/12/2025
Harry Potter Headed to Fortnite, as Hogwarts Legacy Offered Free on the Epic Games Store
The Wizard World of Harry Potter is headed to Fortnite, as Epic Games offers Hogwarts Legacy for free via its PC Store.
12/12/2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
"We have officially been robbed!".For those of you who tuned in last night, The Game Awards quickly turned into the Expedition 33-fest as Clair Obscur took home a boatload of awards - and one team that doesn't seem super happy about not getting anything is Warhorse Studios; the dev behind the excellent Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.While the team ultimately congratulated Sandfall Interactive on its TGA sweep with a friendly 'good game, well played', Warhorse seems a little aggrieved by the fact that its big 2025 RPG took home zero awards at the show.
12/12/2025
'Shipping a Major Franchise Like Clockwork Every Year Is a Really Difficult Task' — Microsoft Responds to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Disappointing Launch
Microsoft exec responds to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's disappointing launch.
12/12/2025
Go on then, break 4:Loop's roguelike-ish mechanics with teleporting berry mischief, says Left 4 Dead creator
I have to say, it does tickle me that pretty much anyone involved with Left 4 Dead just seem to still want to make Left 4 Dead.The Anacrusis and Back 4 Blood both were made by folks who worked on the original co-op shooter, and now the original lead designer of it Mike Booth is back with yet another incarnation, 4:Loop, revealed at Geoff's Ads and Statues Evening.As part of that reveal, Booth took part in a little interview over on the PlayStation Blog where he touched on the game's roguelike mechanics, and how excited he is for people to break them.
12/12/2025
Resident Evil: Requiem Developers Reveal How Much We'll Play as Leon — And Say The Survival Horror/Action Contrast Is Like Jumping Into a Cold Bath After a Hot Sauna
Following official confirmation that Leon S. Kennedy will co-star in Resident Evil: Requiem, the game's developers have confirmed how much we'll be playing as the floppy-hair favorite — and it's good news for his fans.
12/12/2025
Here's What The Early Reviews Are Saying About Terminator 2D: No Fate
Terminator 2D: No Fate has finally crash-landed on Xbox after several shipping-related delays, and it sounds as though the team has delivered a solid 2D Terminator game going off the early reviews here.Today is launch day for the new Xbox title, so at the moment, we're not seeing tons of reviews for No Fate just yet.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
'I Don't Climb Over Others to Get Ahead' — Mortal Kombat Movie Producer Reacts After Street Fighter Cast Threw Big Shots at the Mortal Kombat 2 Cast | The Game Awards 2025
Fighting game fans react after the cast of the Street Fighter movie joke about Mortal Kombat 2 at The Game Awards 2025.
12/12/2025
Deltarune Chapters 3 + 4 is a virtual Dip Dab, and its contrast of zingy humour and bitter story was delicious
Deltarune's third and fourth chapters dropping simultaneously this year was my Silksong.Toby Fox only kept me hanging four years for the latest slice of his episodic Undertale successor.Life has passed since I hung out with Deltarune’s adorably awkward protagonist, Kris, their chalk-devouring bestie, Susie, and the duo’s goat mage guide, Ralsie.
12/12/2025
After a Relatively Quiet The Game Awards, Microsoft Says It Has a Packed Xbox Developer Direct Coming in January 2026
Microsoft has confirmed plans for a significant Xbox Developer Direct showcase in January 2026 after a relatively quiet The Game Awards.
12/12/2025
After a rough reveal, Deus Ex Remastered gets an indefinite delay with existing preorders refunded
When Deus Ex Remastered was revealed back in September, it quickly became apparent how Simply Not Great this thing looked.It even tried to convince us that you'd need an RTX 2080 to run it at the recommended settings!And here we are, almost three months later, with word that the game has been delayed.
12/12/2025
Black Ops 7 Sales & Players Down Massively On Last Year's Call Of Duty, New Data Shows
"Player count has halved in 12 months".GamesIndustry.biz has shared some new data from Alinea Analytics and Video Game Insights to show that Black Ops 7 is hugely underperforming Black Ops 6 right now, especially on Steam.According to data from Alinea Analytics, "Black Ops 7 sold 401,000 copies on Steam 26 days after launch, compared to Black Ops 6 selling 2.3 million units during the same period last year".
12/12/2025
Star Wars: Galactic Racer sounds like a Midi-chlorian-heavy MotorStorm, something I didn't know I craved
All right, I've definitely got a weakness for Star Wars games which shift the camera away from all the glowy sword fights and space politics, instead zooming in on galactic ne'er-do-wells getting up to mischief.Star Wars Outlaws stuck that chord for me, and Star Wars: Galactic Racer looks like it'll combine similar appeal with the trump card of chaotic off-road racing.
12/12/2025
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 devs detail future factions, and when you can expect official modding tools
Or, I guess it's around 40,000 years away, but that's still more or less here for the Total War series, which'll be tackling a futuristic setting for the first time in last night's reveal of a Warhammer 40,000 spin-off reveal.It's got most of what you'd expect, like those mean ole Space Marines, and big, dramatic, explosive battles with so much going on on screen you'll get a hernia.But there were a few details shared in a post-reveal blog post that go into some small bits that weren't a part of the big reveal.
12/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's free Thank You expansion is out now with "surprising new locations"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s promised free expansion is available to download right now, developers Sandfall Interactive have announced at this evening’s Trial by Keighley, aka the Game Awards. The update includes new enemies and bosses, a new dungeon, enemies, new language support and costumes.The extra environment appears to be toy-themed and accessible later on in the game.
12/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Adds Lots Of New Features In Today's Free 'Thank You' Update
To finish off the night after winning eight awards at The Game Awards 2025, the team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is rolling out a special "thank you" update containing a bunch of new features and improvements for the game.Some highlights include a new playable environment featuring new enemy encounters and surprises, new boss battles for late-game players, new Luminas and Weapons, a Photo Mode, optimisation for the ROG Xbox Ally and much more!Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
Two Xbox First-Party Titles Win At The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 Takes 'Game Of The Year'
The Game Awards is done and dusted for another year, and as anticipated by most people, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the big winner in terms of the "awards" part of the show - taking home "Game of the Year" in the process.Expedition 33 received eight awards in all, including "Best Game Direction" and "Best Narrative".Xbox took home two awards for its first-party titles in DOOM: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, which won the "Innovation and Accessibility" and "Games for Impact" awards respectively.
12/12/2025
Super Mario Galaxy Movie Gets a Whopping 30 Seconds of New Footage at The Game Awards, Featuring Luigi | The Game Awards
We just saw more of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie at The Game Awards, albeit not much more. We were just treated to a whopping 30 seconds of new footage, featuring Luigi smacking Bowser Jr. in the face. Cool!
12/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Storms The Game Awards, Wins Coveted Game of the Year 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stormed The Game Awards 2025, winning all but one category it was nominated in, including the main prize: Game of the Year.
12/12/2025
Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Game Awards 2025 (For Xbox)
Weren't able to catch The Game Awards 2025 showcase earlier today?You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
'Highguard' Is A New Free-To-Play Xbox Shooter From Some Of The Devs Behind Titanfall
And it's out next month!!We've got a big surprise coming out of TGA today as new studio Wildlight Entertainment announced Highguard; a new free-to-play shooter coming to Xbox next month.This new Xbox Series X|S shooter comes out on January 26th, 2026 - yes, Highguard is out in less than two months!
12/12/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's DLC Is Out Now | The Game Awards
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just swept The Game Awards, winning a whopping 11 out of 12 of its nominations, including Game of the Year. In celebration, Sandfall Interactive took the stage to announce that its previously-announced DLC for the game is out...now. Right now!
12/12/2025
Poll: How Would You Grade The Game Awards 2025?
The dust is now beginning to settle on The Game Awards 2025 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 separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
Capcom Unveils Mega Man Dual Override, Launching On Xbox In 2027
He's back!It was announced today as part of The Game Awards 2025 that Mega Man will be returning in 2027 with Mega Man Dual Override, currently set to launch across a wide array of platforms including Xbox One, Series X and Series S.A small teaser trailer was also shared as part of the event, which you can watch up above.
12/12/2025
Mega Man: Dual Override Revealed by Capcom With First Gameplay Trailer and 2027 Launch Plans | The Game Awards 2025
As revealed at The Game Awards 2025, Capcom is bringing the Blue Bomber back with a new video game called Mega Man: Dual Override.
12/12/2025
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is real and features Orks, Space Marines, the Aeldari and for some reason, David Harbour
Creative Assembly are making Total War: Warhammer 40,000, a new era for Twar that looks to take the Total War strategy map/battle map format and apply it to whole solar systems.They got David Harbour to announce the game at the Geoffies just now.Catch a cinematic intro and just a tiny bit of footage in the announcement trailer, below.
12/12/2025
Phantom Blade Zero Has a Release Date at Last | The Game Awards
Two and a half years after its reveal at a PlayStation showcase, Phantom Blade Zero now has a release date. It's September 9, 2026.
12/12/2025
Star Wars Galactic Racer Brings Its 'High-Stakes Reinvention Of Racing' To Xbox In 2026
Being created by devs from Burnout and Need for Speed.In addition to the Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announcement that kicked off The Game Awards 2025, it was later revealed that Star Wars Galactic Racer is coming to Xbox Series X and S in 2026, and we reckon it's gonna be great!This is the third podracing-style game after the original Star Wars Episode 1: Racer and the PS2's Star Wars Racer Revenge, with Galactic Racer being developed by the team at Fuse Games - a studio that's made up of developers that have worked on the likes of Burnout and Need for Speed.
12/12/2025
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Announced for PC and Consoles in First Trailer | The Game Awards 2025
Bandai Namco sped into The Game Awards 2025 to finally reveal Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve as the next entry in the long-running flight simulator series.
12/12/2025
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Announced, From Former Burnout and Need For Speed Developers | The Game Awards 2025 - IGN
A brand new Star Wars racing game has been announced, from the makers of Burnout and Need for Speed.
12/12/2025
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Announced From Creative Assembly | The Game Awards 2025
Creative Assembly has finally confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in video games: Total War: Warhammer 40,000.
12/12/2025
The Next Game From the Developer of The Ascent Is Called No Law — and It Looks a Bit Like Cyberpunk 2077 | The Game Awards 2025
The developer of well-received top-down action game The Ascent has revealed its next game and a shift in perspective to first-person.
12/12/2025
Crystal Dynamics reveal two new Tomb Raider games -"the largest Tomb Raider world yet" and yet another classic TR revamp
The "future of Tomb Raider" has been dutifully revealed at this year's Geoff Awards, and it turns out the future is half-future, half-past.Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics have announced a pair of Tomb Raider games - Tomb Raider: Catalyst, the next major new instalment in Lara Croft's adventures, and the previously leaked Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis, "a fully reimagined version" of Core Design's original Tomb Raider from 1996.Read more
12/12/2025
The Developers of No Law Know Everyone Will Compare It to Cyberpunk 2077, but There Are Important Differences
IGN interviews Neon Giant on No Law, fresh from The Game Awards.
12/12/2025
'No Law' Is An Open World Cyberpunk Shooter RPG Heading To Xbox Series X|S
"Fight or sneak, shape the city with your choices".Today's Game Awards showcase gave us our first look at No Law, an open world shooter RPG coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in the future (no release date yet).Developed by Swedish team Neon Giant, the game sounds pretty ambitious as a "AAA" title that's "built entirely around player agency and freedom".
12/12/2025
Returnal Successor Saros Gets a New Trailer and Release Date | The Game Awards
As promised, Housemarque brought a new trailer for its Returnal follow-up, Saros, to The Game Awards today, and it included a release date of April 30, 2026.
12/12/2025
Lords Of The Fallen 2 Brings Its Epic Sequel To Xbox In 2026
Today's Gamescom Opening Night Live event has brought us a first look at Lords of the Fallen 2, which will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in 2026.You can check out the debut trailer for the game above.You can actually wishlist it on Xbox right now if you want to as well!
12/12/2025
Marvel Rivals Season 6 Trailer Confirms Deadpool as Next Playable Character | The Game Awards 2025
Marvel Rivals is halfway through Season 5, but that isn’t stopping NetEase Games from revealing Deadpool as the first playable hero for Season 6 at The Game Awards 2025.
12/12/2025
'Every Limb Can Be Removed': Lords of the Fallen II Publisher Discusses Dismemberment, Lore and Learnings for the Sequel | The Game Awards 2025 - IGN
Lords of the Fallen II publisher CI Games has shown gameplay footage of its Soulslike sequel during The Game Awards 2025, featuring new character Omeuras and enemy limbs flying everywhere.
12/12/2025
Diablo 4 Expansion Lord of Hatred Revealed, Adds Not 1 but 2 New Classes, Including the Paladin | The Game Awards 2025
Blizzard has fully unveiled Diablo 4 expansion Lord of Hatred, confirming that it includes not one but two new classes — and the Paladin is playable now if you pre-purchase.
12/12/2025
Forest 3 Confirmed by Endnight as Sons of the Forest Follow-Up With First Trailer Trailer | The Game Awards 2025
Endnight Games showed up for The Game Awards 2025 with what may be one of the most unexpected announcements of the night: Forest 3 is coming.
12/12/2025
Frictional reveal Soma follow-up Ontos, a lunar nightmare with talking rat walls and Stellan Skarsgård
Amnesia developers Frictional have finally done the decent thing and confirmed their much-teased follow-up to Soma, the much-beloved/dreaded underwater sci-fi horror game from 2015.Revealed just now at the Geoffrey Awards, the new game is called Ontos, which appears to be the Greek word for "Being".It's set in some kind of creepy lunar mad science resort called Samsara, and it honestly reminds me more of Bioshock at a glance than Soma, even though it's set in outer space.
12/12/2025
Two New Tomb Raider Games Revealed For Xbox, Including 'Legacy Of Atlantis' For 2026
Remake and a new entry confirmed!Crystal Dynamics has brought its a-game to The Game Awards tonight by revealing two new Tomb Raider titles - and one is coming to Xbox as early as next year!That 2026 title is known as Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and it's a full-on remake of the original Tomb Raider title from 1996.
12/12/2025
'She's Going to Be a Pivotal Part of the Story' — Invincible VS Has a Completely Original Fighter Just for the Game
Invincible VS has a character never before seen in Robert Kirkman’s superhero universe: Ella Mental. We interviewed Kirkman himself and the developers to find out how she fits into the overall universe.
12/12/2025
Invincible VS Is A Brutal, Frenetic Fighter Coming To Xbox In April 2026
Update: We've got a release date!A new fighting game was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 today!It's called Invincible VS, and it's a "brutal, bloody, and frenetic 3v3 tag fighter" that we'll be playing on our Xbox consoles in 2026.
12/12/2025
Tomb Raider: Catalyst Announced for 2027 and Tomb Raider 1 'Reimagining' Announced for 2026 | The Game Awards 2025
The next-gen, Unreal Engine 5-built Tomb Raider that developer Crystal Dynamics announced three years ago now has an official name and release window. Lara Croft’s new adventure for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S is titled Tomb Raider: Catalyst, and it will be released in 2027 and published by Amazon Game Studios.
12/12/2025
Gears Of War: E-Day Confirmed For 2026 In New Xbox Game Pass Ad
"With Xbox Game Pass, play your way...".Although it's been long assumed that Gears of War: E-Day was set to launch next year, the game hadn't gotten an official release window from Xbox - until now.Yep, a new Game Pass ad that premiered during The Game Awards has confirmed that Gears: E-Day is indeed coming out in 2026.
12/12/2025
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Release Date Announced | The Game Awards 2025
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight emerged from the shadows this evening at The Game Awards with a new trailer, revealing the anticipated adventure's release date.
12/12/2025
LEGO Batman Returns With 'Legacy Of The Dark Knight' For Xbox Series X|S In May 2026
TT Games is back with a brand-new LEGO game coming to Xbox Series X|S next year - as 'Legacy of the Dark Night' evidently focuses on Batman's The Dark Knight trilogy this time around.The above trailer showcases the game in action of course, with the Batmobile taking centre stage alongside some of The Dark Knight trilogy's most iconic villains.Here's a bit more about what to expect from LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
It’s official: Control 2 is Control Resonant, a paranatural melee brawler with shapeshifting hittin' sticks
In another victory for trademark paperwork diggers, weird fiction action-RPG sequel Control 2 is in fact Control Resonsant, as confirmed by an announcement and trailer at The Game Awards 2025.It’s out in 2026 and swaps Control’s telekinesis-aided shooting for melee thwacking.Said thwacking takes place across a Manhattan that’s suffering from more than a dash of catastrophic reality breakdown, as teased - this time intentionally by developers Remedy - in Alan Wake 2 DLC The Lake House.
12/12/2025
Gang of Dragon is Toshihiro Nagoshi's New Game, and It Sure Looks Like Yakuza | The Game Awards 2025
We just got our first look at the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the studio formed by Toshihiro Nagoshi under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku in 2021. It's called Gang of Dragon, and it sure looks an awful lot like Yakuza!
12/12/2025
Control Resonant Is The Next Game From Remedy, Coming To Xbox In 2026
"Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink...".Following a recent trademark for this exact name, Control Resonant is indeed real and is the next big game coming from Remedy Entertainment - due for PC and consoles in 2026.Remedy says that you can wishlist this one right away, as it works to bring the next instalment in the Control series to players next year.
12/12/2025
Capcom confirm Leon Kennedy's return in Resident Evil Requiem with new trailer
Capcom have confirmed the return of Leon Kennedy in a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem at this year's Geoff Awards, ahead of the horror game's release on February 27th, 2026.The trailer in question gives us a quick look at his capabilities compared to Requiem's new protagonist Grace.Read more
12/12/2025
The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 Director Unveils Next Project Coven of the Chicken Foot | The Game Awards 2025 - IGN
Bruce Straley, game director of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4, has announced a new project, Coven of the Chicken Foot.
12/12/2025
Debut Trailer for the Street Fighter Movie Shows Off Famous Special Moves and Even the Car Bonus Stage | The Game Awards 2025
The Game Awards 2025 had a big Hollywood surprise: the debut trailer for the Street Fighter movie.
12/12/2025
Control: Resonant Announced by Remedy for 2026 Release | The Game Awards 2025
Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Resonant, the follow-up to IGN’s 2019 Game of the Year, Control at the 2025 Game Awards. It’s due out in 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S, and it aims to be anything but a straightforward sequel.
12/12/2025
Capcom Debuts Resident Evil Requiem Leon Gameplay, Dual Protagonists Confirmed
Following a leak earlier this week, Capcom has revealed that Leon Kennedy is indeed starring in Resident Evil Requiem - as both them and previously-announced lead Grace Ashcroft swap protagonist duties in the upcoming RE title.Leon's campaign is set to be much more action-packed than Grace's equivalent - and you can get an idea of what to expect from that via the new trailer up above.Here's how Capcom sets up Resident Evil Requiem now that Leon has been confirmed and revealed:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/12/2025
Exodus Is Giving Us A Mix Of Mass Effect And Starfield Vibes, Hitting Xbox In 2027
Check out the new Game Awards trailer.Today's Game Awards showcase gave us a lengthy look at the new sci-fi action-adventure RPG Exodus that's being developed by Archetype Entertainment (Wizards of the Coast), and we're impressed by what we're seeing here!It's no surprise we're getting Mass Effect vibes considering the dev studio is made up of Mass Effect, Baldur’s Gate, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic veterans, so Exodus is definitely a game we'll be keeping an eye on.
12/12/2025
Larian reveal a new Divinity RPG that boasts "greater breadth & depth than ever before"
Anyway, the folks behind Baldur's Gate 3 have revealed a new RPG called...No, not Divinity: Original Sin 3.Beware that it contains footage of some drunk Orcs and one naked human guy in a crown getting roasted alive.
12/12/2025
Pluribus Episode 7 Review, ‘The Gap’
Review: Carol and Manousos hit some real lows in Pluribus Episode 7, “The Gap,” which is a beautifully shot and acted episode.
12/12/2025
Capcom Finally Confirms Leon S. Kennedy Is In Resident Evil Requiem | The Game Awards 2025 - IGN
After months of speculation and a revealing leak earlier this week, Capcom has finally, officially confirmed what we all knew: Leon S. Kennedy is in Resident Evil Requiem, and he's here to kick butt.
12/12/2025
Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons Is a New Single-Player RPG That Leans Into 'Expressive Magic' | The Game Awards 2025
The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has been steadily making more attempts to expand into video games, and we're seeing that next effort with Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a new open-world single-player action-RPG that's all about wielding dark magic to battle foes.
12/12/2025
Exodus Resurfaces With 'Indiana Jones-Meets-Interstellar'-Type Adventure Vibe in New Trailer | The Game Awards 2025
Even after two years since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023, Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi action-RPG Exodus is still something of a mystery.Set in an original sci-fi universe from Wizards of the Coast – of Dungeons & Dragons fame – Exodus focuses on the accelerated evolution of human and alien civilizations, with players deciding the fate of different factions and humanity within the warring galaxy.Also, Matthew McConaughey will play a pivotal character who will guide players on that journey.
12/12/2025
The Witness and Braid Creator Jonathan Blow Announces New 250-Hour Puzzle Game, Order of the Sinking Star | The Game Awards 2025
Order of the Sinking Star is an upcoming puzzle game that features 1,000 puzzles that can take up to 500 hours to complete, and we saw it in a live demo.
12/12/2025
Left 4 Dead dev Mike Booth has teamed up with JJ Abrams to make another four-player shooter, with purple aliens this time
Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth's passion for that special number between three and five continues with 4:Loop, a new co-op sci-fi shooter he's working on in collaboration with Bad Robot Games, the studio founded by nu-Star Trek and nu-Star Wars director JJ Abrams.PlayStation are publishing this one. Read more
12/12/2025
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Returns With New-Look Trailer, Hits Xbox In 2026
Update: We have a launch date!It's been a while since we last heard anything about John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, but it's back today as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, and we know it's definitely coming to Xbox in early 2026.It's described as an "infectious co-op shooter" powered by the same engine behind the likes of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and World War Z: Aftermath, so we've got high hopes for this one when it launches next year!
12/12/2025
Larian Studios Unveils 'Divinity', An RPG With 'Greater Breadth & Depth Than Ever Before'
Who needs Baldur's Gate 3 anyway?The extremely talented folks over at Larian Studios have revealed their next project today in the form of Divinity, which is described as being "an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before".Those are extremely ambitious words considering Larian previously worked on Baldur's Gate 3 - not only one of the biggest RPGs ever made, but also one of the best video games we've ever seen!
12/12/2025
4:Loop Revealed as PlayStation's New Sci-Fi Co-Op Shooter from Bad Robot and Left 4 Dead Designer | The Game Awards 2025
J.J. Abrams and Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth took to The Game Awards 2025 to announce that their mysterious new co-op video game is a sci-fi third-person shooter called 4:Loop.
12/12/2025
The Last Of Us game director reveals a fairytale forest platformer about a witch and her feathery familiar
An old witch and the strange feathered creature which keeps her company have an oath to keep in Coven of the Chicken Foot, the fantasy puzzle-platformer Wildflower Interactive have just revealed at the Geoff Awards.Wildflower are the new studio formed by ex-The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley, and they say their debut game's calling card is the relationship between its protagonist, Gertie, and her mate.Read more
12/12/2025
Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic revealed - a KOTOR "spiritual successor" RPG led by Mass Effect's Casey Hudson
It’s Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.It’s a single player action RPG created by a team led by Casey Hudson - the project director for Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, and a veteran of the Mass Effect series.They’re calling it a “spiritual successor” to KOTOR.
12/12/2025
Yup, That Weird Statue Was Teasing a New Divinity Game | The Game Awards 2025
After some unusual teases and a trademark inadvertently showing Larian Studios' hand, the Baldur's Gate 3 developer's next game has been officially revealed at The Game Awards with one heck of a disturbing trailer. It's Divinity. Just Divinity.
12/12/2025
Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Sounds Incredible, And It's Likely Coming To Xbox
Led by the game director of the OG Star Wars: KOTOR.The Game Awards 2025 was kicked off today with the reveal of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, developed by the little-known Arcanaut Studios and currently in development for "PC and consoles".It's described as a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and it's being led by the game designer on that title (in addition to the Mass Effect trilogy), Casey Hudson.
12/12/2025
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Announced From Former KOTOR and Mass Effect Director Casey Hudson | The Game Awards 2025
The Game Awards 2025 kicked off with a huge announcement: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.
12/12/2025
Xbox's South Of Midnight Is Heading To PS5 & Switch 2 In Early 2026
Xbox Game Studios' debut on Nintendo!Xbox's next multiplatform port has been announced today; as Compulsion Games' deep-south adventure South of Midnight is being crafted for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2.Going off the art posted below, South of Midnight heads to these two extra console platforms in Spring 2026.
12/12/2025
Xbox Announces Developer Direct Showcase For January, Teases 'A Lot' Of Game Releases In 2026
Playground Games will definitely be part of Dev Direct.In the midst of everything happening at The Game Awards this evening, Variety has suddenly come out with a Matt Booty interview that reveals the Xbox Developer Direct showcase will officially be returning in January of 2026.Booty says there's way too much to fit into one show, but confirms Playground Games (the developer behind Fable and Forza Horizon) will be involved in the event.
12/12/2025
Capcom's Pragmata Launches Next April, And It's Getting A Free Demo On Xbox
As part of The Game Awards pre-show today, Capcom has finally revealed an official release date for its sci-fi action game Pragmata!The upcoming title will launch for Xbox Series X|S on April 24th, 2026 - and there's a free demo on the way as well.That free demo is live today on Steam, but unfortunately, console players (including those on Xbox) will have to wait a little longer for that demo.
12/12/2025
Pragmata Gets Release Date, Demo, and Will Come to Nintendo Switch 2 | The Game Awards 2025
Capcom's upcoming space adventure Pragmata was back at The Game Awards today with some pretty significant news after years of delays. It has a release date at last: April 24, 2026.
12/12/2025
Mario + Rabbids Creator Davide Soliani Announces New Platforming Game Bradley the Badger | The Game Awards 2025
Davide Soliani, the lead creator behind Mario + Rabbids games, has revealed Bradley the Badger — his first new project since leaving Ubisoft and forming a new studio.
12/12/2025
Decrepit is a solo-developed soulslike about escaping a castle by dying in it
Earlier tonight, The Game Awards 2025 briefly ceased funnelling trophies into Sandfall Interactive’s pockets on a heavily sponsored conveyor belt to reveal Decrepit: a horror-flavoured, dungeon-dwelling soulslike that’s the debut project of solo dev outfit Jämmerdal Games.It’s being published by Three Friends, they of Romestead and ex-Mojang/Ghost Ship Games note, and aims to be out in 2026.Read more
12/12/2025
Former Xbox-exclusive South of Midnight Is Coming to PlayStation and Switch 2
The Game Awards don't start for another half hour, but video game announcements are still finding a way to sneak in anyway. Compulsion Games just revealed that South of Midnight is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring of 2026.
12/12/2025
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset Just Dropped to a New All-Time Low Price
Best deal I've seen despite the recent price hike on all SteelSeries headsets.
11/12/2025
Deus Ex Remastered No Longer Releasing In February 2026 Due To Negative Feedback
Well here's a nice surprise from the September 2025 State of Play event!Aspyr has announced that it's remastering the original Deus Ex from 2000 in the form of Deus Ex Remastered, and it's bringing a bunch of visual improvements including new lighting, dynamic shadows, upscaled textures and more.Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/12/2025
Live: Watch The Game Awards 2025 Here
The final major gaming event of the year.It's time for The Game Awards 2025, which marks the final major gaming showcase of the year."Celebrate the best and see what's next in video games at The Game Awards 2025, live from Peacock Theater in Los Angeles."
11/12/2025
Deadzone: Rogue - Zone 4 Apophis Release Date Exclusive
The Zone 4: Apophis Content Update for Deadzone: Rogue is launching on December 17
11/12/2025
The Game Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List (Updating Live)
All the nominees and a running list of winners from the gaming Oscars.
11/12/2025
The Game Awards 2025: Everything Announced So Far (Updating Live)
The Game Awards 2025 is here and, while we don't know all the surprises in store for us this year, this article will be gathering all the biggest moments and reveals in one place to ensure you don't miss a thing.
11/12/2025
Percy Jackson Author Rick Riordan Reveals He Has Dozens of Unfinished Novels
The novelist behind the blockbuster series of young adult books breaks down what he can't wait for fans to see in the new episodes on Disney+.
11/12/2025
The 34" Alienware Ultra-Wide OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to Just $450 ($50 Less Than Black Friday)
The lowest price I've ever seen for a 34" OLED monitor from any store and any brand.
11/12/2025
The Electric Volt Xbox Wireless Controller Drops to $39.99 for the Holidays
A great gift idea for both Xbox and PC gamers.
11/12/2025
Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows for Under $40 Each
Today only, you can get two of the year's biggest games, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Assassin's Creed Shadows, on sale for under $40 each.
11/12/2025
Battlefield 6 Devs Lay Out Game Plan After Winter Offensive Update Introduces Widespread Issues Across PC and Consoles
Battlefield Studios have issued a lengthy statement after the Battlefield 6 Winter Offensive 1.1.3.0 update resulted in widespread issues related to UI, gameplay stuttering, Breakthrough, and much, much more.
11/12/2025
Poll: What Do You Think Of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage On Xbox Game Pass?
Have you had a chance to try it yet?It's been just over a week now since Lost Records: Bloom & Rage arrived on Xbox Game Pass following its initial release back in February of this year, and we're keen to hear how you've been getting on with it so far.Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/12/2025
Save $6,000 Off the 77" LG Z3 8K OLED TV at Best Buy (This TV Normally Costs $10K)
Native 8K content may be lacking, but 8K-upscaled 4K content looks amazing.
11/12/2025
Surprise Lords of the Fallen 2.5 Update Available Now, Just Hours Ahead of Sequel's Big Game Awards Showing
Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games has just announced and released a surprise final update to its 2023 game — mere hours ahead of its sequel getting a fresh airing at tonight's Game Awards.
11/12/2025
Movie-Like Horror Adventure Game 'Fort Solis' Crosses From PS5 To Xbox Next Week
It's been a PS5 console exclusive for over two years.Back in August of 2023, horror adventure game Fort Solis made its debut on PS5 and PC as an ambitious Unreal Engine 5 title starring voice actors Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption) and Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle), but it unfortunately released to some pretty lukewarm reviews with an average of 60 on Metacritic.Now, we're finally getting an Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S version on December 19th, and even though the reviews might not be that amazing for it, we're definitely intrigued by what we're seeing.
11/12/2025
GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Claims Fired Employees Were Dismissed for Leaking 'Specific Game Features From Upcoming and Unannounced Titles,' Not Because They Were Trying to Unionize
Rockstar has claimed the employees it recently fired were dismissed because they leaked game features for upcoming and unannounced titles in Discord, not because they were trying to unionize.
11/12/2025
Deals for Today: Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer, Sony Headphones, Sonos Speakers, and More
The Bambu Lab P1S Black Friday deal is back, and refurbished Sonos gear and Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are heavily discounted. Plus bonus Alienware and power station bargains.
11/12/2025
The Game Awards 2025 everything announced for PC so far – and a few rumours thrown in for good measure
Time is ticking down until Geoff Keighley once again emerges from his fleshy cocoon, brushes the Garibaldi crumbs from his suit, and strides onto the stage to bellow his customary challenge of "Who wants some?".We're pulling together a quick rundown of everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 so you don't need to risk life and limb by straying too close to Geoff's grasping fingers.Read more
11/12/2025
Debut Supergirl Trailer Has Big Guardians of the Galaxy Vibes — and a Very Brief Look at Jason Momoa's Lobo
DC Studios has released the debut Supergirl movie, which has big Guardians of the Galaxy vibes and offers a very brief look at Jason Momoa’s Lobo.
11/12/2025
Supergirl: Who's Who in the New DC Movie Trailer
From Supergirl herself to Lobo, Krem, and Ruthye Marye Knoll, let's break down every DC character who appears in the new Supergirl trailer.
11/12/2025
High on Life 2 Devs on the Art of Making a Comedy Game Sequel – IGN First
We sit down with Squanch Games Chief Creative Officer Mikey Spano and Chief Design Officer Erich Meyr to discuss the art of making a comedy game sequel as they put the finishing touches on High on Life 2, which will be released on February 13, 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S – including launching on day one into Xbox Game Pass.
11/12/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (December 11-14)
Three games to play for free this weekend!As expected, Xbox Free Play Days has returned for the next few days!We've got three games in the mix this week, one of which requires a Game Pass membership (The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos) with the other two being completely free for everyone on Xbox to try.