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Free Play Days – Dying Light 2, Riders Republic, Monster Hunter Stories, Let’s Build a Zoo, and More

Clear your weekend – Free Play Days is calling! Dying Light 2: Stay Human – Reloaded Edition, Let’s Build a Zoo, and Tropico 6 are available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, October 22 until Sunday, October 25. Both Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories […] The post Free Play Days – Dying Light 2, Riders Republic, Monster Hunter Stories, Let’s Build a Zoo, and More appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire 22.10.2026 15:00 Uhr
New Rumour Says Xbox Spent $500 Million On Gears Of War: E-Day, But Not Everyone Agrees
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New Rumour Says Xbox Spent $500 Million On Gears Of War: E-Day, But Not Everyone Agrees

Conflicting reports.Ever wondered how much money went into Gears of War: E-Day's release this year? Well, we don't have any official figures on this, but a "source" for Kotaku has claimed that Xbox put over $500 million into it.Their report claims that it's a "source familiar with Xbox’s business", and that the $500 million figure doesn't actually include marketing for the game either. Microsoft apparently didn't respond when asked for comment on this.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 14:30 Uhr
Feature: 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Shocktober Sale
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Feature: 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Shocktober Sale

Sale pun to make you laugh.We've rummaged, we've sifted and scrolled, and we've picked out another fine selection of massively discounted games for you to consider this week.Xbox is currently running a Shocktober Sale featuring a whole mish-mash of spooky games, such as Resident Evil Requiem, Alan Wake 2, Phasmophobia, and Cronos: The New Dawn.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 13:00 Uhr
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 22-25)
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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 22-25)

Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!Thursday is back again, so it's time for a new batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles!There's a total of six games in the lineup today, with the parkour zombie-slaying Dying Light 2 taking the spotlight. Capcom's first two Monster Hunter Stories titles look set to join the FPD offering too. This might be a cheeky wee effort to get new players onto the turn-based spinoff series, whose latest game, Monster Hunter Stories 3, also offers a trial version.

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 12:00 Uhr
Xbox Mandates Four-Day Office Work For Certain Employees, Said To Affect 'Thousands'
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Xbox Mandates Four-Day Office Work For Certain Employees, Said To Affect 'Thousands'

"Taking advantage of that proximity...".Last year, Microsoft announced to its employees that it expected them to start working at least three days in the office per-week, and now that requirement is going up to four days for certain Xbox employees as of February 2027.This is according to a report from The Verge, which quotes Xbox's chief people officer (Jacinda Chislum Pearson) from a recent internal memo. In a nutshell, it sounds like anyone who lives within a short distance of Microsoft's camp

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 11:00 Uhr
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From the Anime to the Game — Free Update Brings Edgerunners 2 Content and More to Cyberpunk 2077!

“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” premiered on Netflix on October 20, bringing a whole new cast of characters to Night City for a dark, gritty ride. And now we’re bringing a little piece of that story into Cyberpunk 2077, too! The free Edgerunners 2 Update is here, with content inspired by the anime, new ways to fight, […] The post From the Anime to the Game — Free Update Brings Edgerunners 2 Content and More to Cyberpunk 2077! appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire 22.10.2026 10:00 Uhr
10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A New Pixel-Art JRPG Banger (October 22)
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10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A New Pixel-Art JRPG Banger (October 22)

Who 'Final Fancies' a new adventure?It's time for your daily fix of new games launching on Xbox today!We've got 10 games coming out over the course of the day, including the stellar Final Fantasy Resonance and bangin' Galeco Sports Collection. Also, ICYMI, Cyberpunk 2077's version 2.5 update is available to download too.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 10:00 Uhr
10+ Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A New Pixel-Art JRPG Banger (October 22)
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10+ Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A New Pixel-Art JRPG Banger (October 22)

Who 'Final Fancies' a new adventure?It's time for your daily fix of new games launching on Xbox today!We've got 11 games coming out over the course of the day, including the stellar Final Fantasy Resonance and bangin' Galeco Sports Collection. Also, ICYMI, Cyberpunk 2077's version 2.5 update is available to download too.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 22.10.2026 10:00 Uhr
Three Price Tiers Revealed As Xbox Rolls Out 'Cloud Playtime' To Insiders
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Three Price Tiers Revealed As Xbox Rolls Out 'Cloud Playtime' To Insiders

A new way to access Xbox Cloud Gaming.We've heard for a while now that Xbox has been interested in offering a new way to pay for Xbox Cloud Gaming without requiring access to Xbox Game Pass, and it's being trialled with Xbox Insiders from today.They're calling this service "Cloud Playtime", and at least initially, it's being offered in three variants with three different price tiers. The smallest amount costs $3.99 for 10 hours, and the largest costs $11.99 for 50 hours.Read the full article on

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 19:00 Uhr
Mass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes Down
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Mass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes Down

"There is nothing easy about writing these words.".In some absolutely shock news today, it's been announced that legendary development studio BioWare is closing down after 30 years, and the next entry in the Mass Effect series has been cancelled as a result.BioWare shared a statement on social media confirming this, also shouting out games like Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age as being some of the classic series' they've worked on over the years.Read the full

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 18:25 Uhr
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Cloud Playtime Now Available to Test with XBOX Insiders

Starting today, XBOX Insiders* can try a new way to stream games by purchasing cloud playtime without a Game Pass subscription. This preview gives XBOX Insiders who do not have an active Game Pass subscription an early look at the new option before it rolls out more broadly in November. During the preview, XBOX Insiders […] The post Cloud Playtime Now Available to Test with XBOX Insiders appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire 21.10.2026 18:00 Uhr
Xbox CTO Issues Statement On How Project Helix OS Is Being 'Built On Windows'
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Xbox CTO Issues Statement On How Project Helix OS Is Being 'Built On Windows'

Which perhaps confusingly means it'll likely follow the Series X and S.Yesterday, when Fortune published their big piece about Xbox, mentioning there had been internal clashes between the Xbox and Windows teams about the operating system for the next generation of Xbox hardware, people started to question what kind of OS we might actually be looking at on the Project Helix console and beyond.After Windows Central had published their report on this, Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet decided to chime in, c

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 18:00 Uhr
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Thirty Years of Lara Croft

Few people are better positioned to reflect on three decades of Lara Croft than Meagan Marie. A longtime member of the Tomb Raider team at Crystal Dynamics, author of 20 Years of Tomb Raider, and a fan who has cosplayed the character more than a dozen times, she has spent her career at the intersection […] The post Thirty Years of Lara Croft appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire 21.10.2026 17:00 Uhr
Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Wednesday
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Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Wednesday

Including cross-platform mod support!Today, we've already mentioned how Cyberpunk 2077 has suddenly become part of the Xbox Play Anywhere initiative, and it's also getting a big update across Xbox Series X and S (and other platforms) this Wednesday.<related ids="207955">Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 16:30 Uhr
Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Thursday
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Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Thursday

Including cross-platform mod support!Today, we've already mentioned how Cyberpunk 2077 has suddenly become part of the Xbox Play Anywhere initiative, and it's also getting a big update across Xbox Series X and S (and other platforms) this Thursday.<related ids="207955">Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 16:30 Uhr
Cyberpunk 2077 Has Just Been Added To Xbox Play Anywhere
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Cyberpunk 2077 Has Just Been Added To Xbox Play Anywhere

Time for another Afterlife.I've talked a fair bit on Pure Xbox about my love for Xbox Play Anywhere and how it's my favourite feature. Well, I'm feeling quite happy about it again, because the fantastic Cyberpunk 2077 appears to finally support Xbox Play Anywhere, meaning you get a free Xbox PC version included alongside the console one!Rollout seems to be happening as we speak, because while the Xbox Play Anywhere tag appears on Cyberpunk 2077's Xbox Store page and as an 'Installable' game on t

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 16:00 Uhr
Roundup: Here's What The First Previews Are Saying About Stranger Than Heaven
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Roundup: Here's What The First Previews Are Saying About Stranger Than Heaven

"Stranger Than Heaven has become my most anticipated game of 2027".The first round of previews for Stranger Than Heaven have landed and they're mostly very positive.Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is best known for its zany Yakuza series, and its next game is set to be an ambitious, era-spanning evolution of its signature style. Set over a fifty-year period, Stranger Than Heaven will see the city of Japan, its people, and their ideals change as the years go by.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 15:05 Uhr
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Get Cracking! Arctic Eggs Brings Weird Cooking To Xbox

Forget fine dining. In Arctic Eggs, your job is to feed a strange collection of hungry inhabitants, one carefully flipped egg at a time. The post Get Cracking! Arctic Eggs Brings Weird Cooking To Xbox appeared first on TheXboxHub.

TheXboxHub 21.10.2026 13:49 Uhr
Report: Xbox Valued At Over $100 Billion By Private Equity Firms In 'Short-Lived' Discussions
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Report: Xbox Valued At Over $100 Billion By Private Equity Firms In 'Short-Lived' Discussions

Asha Sharma recently stated that Xbox isn't for sale.There certainly are a lot of reports coming out about the business side of Xbox this week, and one of them is that a group of private equity firms recently valued the Xbox business as being worth between $100 billion and $150 billion.This is coming from The Information, which says that the discussions were short-lived and never materialised into formal negotiations with Microsoft. Nevertheless, the firms were seemingly interested in "exploring

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 13:45 Uhr
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Hail To The Rainbow Takes Players Into A Dark Post-Apocalyptic Cyberpunk World

An unexpected email can change your day. In Hail to the Rainbow, it changes everything for a young man already struggling to survive in the ruins of a broken world. The post Hail To The Rainbow Takes Players Into A Dark Post-Apocalyptic Cyberpunk World appeared first on TheXboxHub.

TheXboxHub 21.10.2026 13:16 Uhr
Report: Xbox Planning Major Overhaul Of Game Pass With 'À La Carte' Options
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Report: Xbox Planning Major Overhaul Of Game Pass With 'À La Carte' Options

Details revealed via a new report.We've heard rumours in recent months about how Xbox might be planning some kind of overhaul to Game Pass in the near future, and now the folks at Fortune have also reported that something big is coming to the service.The outlet says that "according to people familiar with the strategy", Xbox Game Pass will soon allow players to "choose features Ă  la carte", including add-ons for "console-only games, cloud gaming, and multiplayer".Read the full article on purexbo

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 12:30 Uhr
Xbox Exec Shows Off New Version Of The Blades Dashboard They've Been 'Cooking Up'
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Xbox Exec Shows Off New Version Of The Blades Dashboard They've Been 'Cooking Up'

"Do we like this experiment?".For years and years and years at this point, people have been clamouring for the return of the iconic "Blades" dashboard from the early days of the Xbox 360 era, and Xbox boss Asha Sharma actually teased it earlier this year.Now, Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet has taken to social media to reveal that he's been "cooking up" a new version of the Xbox Blades dashboard along with other designs from the Xbox 360 generation as part of the new Xbox Labs division - a project that

Pure Xbox 21.10.2026 10:00 Uhr