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Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 26 to 30
Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! The Séance of...
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember Steals From Phantom Blade Zero’s Playbook, As Full Game Will Enable Greater Combat Freedom
The next few months are going to be great for those who love both action games and Wuxia, as Phantom Blade Zero next week and Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember in March 2027 will deliver them their fix on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. In some ways, Team NINJA seems to be stealing a...
13GB Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Is Live Now
The Blood of Dawnwalker has received its first major post-launch update, with version 1.1 now available across the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, as well as PC. The late October 2026 patch weighs approximately 13GB, depending on the platform, and contains more than 1,100 fixes and improvements,...
Gears Of War: E-Day Gets Its Third Update On Xbox & PC, Full Patch Notes Revealed
"We’ve deployed a hotfix today". Ready for a new Gears of War: E-Day update? The third one has arrived today (October 22) in the form of a hotfix for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, focused on addressing "crashes and targeted issues". It's mentioned here that there have been improvements to...
US: PS5 No.1, Switch 2 No.2 and Xbox Series X|S No.3 for September 2026
Circana, which tracks video game software and hardware sales throughout the United States, has revealed that the PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in September 2026 followed by the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S. The best-selling video game of the month of September was Marvel’s...
The Power of PEAK Friendship, Coming to XBOX Today
Hey Scouts! The co-op climbing game PEAK, is officially out today on XBOX Series X|S. A game built on working together with your troop to traverse the various biomes on an island after a crash landing. PEAK is a collaboration between two studios, Aggro Crab and Landfall, together, we make Team...
Xbox & Nintendo Console Sales Suffer YoY Decreases In New September 2026 US Report
Xbox Series sales down 27% YoY. It's no big secret that console sales are struggling across the board right now amidst rising prices and an ongoing component crisis, so we're not exactly shocked that Xbox Series sales were down YoY for September in the US. This is coming from Mat Piscatella at...
Luma Island for PS5, Xbox Series launches December 2
Farming adventure RPG Luma Island will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on December …
Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection (Switch 2) Review
The premier action-RPG franchise slithers out of hell and onto Switch 2. Diablo has always been appointment gaming for me, ever since falling in love with the first game on a PC store demo kiosk. I spent over 100 hours with Diablo IV across PS5 and Xbox Series X and 7 different characters, and the...
Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 Adds Edgerunners 2’s Crew, Dual-Wielding, and Console Mods, as CDPR Lures Players Back to Night City
CD Projekt RED has just given Cyberpunk 2077 players another substantial reason to return to Night City with Update 2.5, also known as the Edgerunners 2 Update, now live on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store versions on Mac. Nintendo Switch 2 and the Mac...
Xbox’s Hardware Problem: September Sales Drop To New Low Amid Sony’s Market Dominance
September saw a surge in video game spending, but Xbox had a bleak month. New Circana data show Xbox Series hardware fell 27% year-over-year to an all-time September low, beating the previous record low set a year ago. How did Sony and Nintendo compare? PlayStation 5 sales grew 22% in units and 43%...
Final Fantasy Resonance Now Available, New Launch and Taito Collaboration Artwork Released
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Resonance, the first HD-2D entry in the Final Fantasy series, is now available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Xbox app on October 22, 2026. A free demo is also available across all platforms,...
Famitsu sales (10/12/26 – 10/18/26) – first week sales revealed for Tales of Eternia Remastered, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows: Switch 2 – 21,854 PS5 Digital Edition – 10,392 Switch OLED – 2,460 Switch Lite – 1,880 Switch – 517 PS5 Pro – 156 Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 132 PS5 – 119 Xbox Series S – 54 Xbox Series X – 43 For comparison’s sake, here are...
Alan Wake 2 Receives FSR 4.1 Support On PC, HDR Fixes on Consoles in Latest Update
Remedy continues to support one of its heaviest hitters almost three years after it launched on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Targets Second Half of 2027 as Producer Addresses Player Feedback and Upcoming Update Slowdown
Bandai Namco has confirmed that Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is currently targeting a release in the second half of 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Producer Masayuki Hirano shared the updated release window in a message to fans, explaining that the development team is...
AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft and AMD have announced that AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling technology is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles. Read more
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. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown Brings Romance and Marriage, Yet 9 Outfit Loadouts Still Took a Modder to Deliver
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown expansion is adding a ton of new features to the game developed by Pearl Abyss released earlier this year on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, but it does not seem to bring some of the most highly requested features by the community. Among them is the...
Call of Duty: MW4 demands VRR on Xbox for the best experience
Just days before the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Activision and Infinity Ward have announced that the game's Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions will need to run on monitors with Variable Refresh Rates in order to achieve optimal 120Hz framerates in Performance Mode.
Xbox follows in PlayStation's footsteps, introducing AMD FSR 4.1, targeting better graphics and performance on Series X/S
AMD, the company that designs the chips inside Xbox and PlayStation consoles, made a big announcement this week: it's bringing the latest version of its advanced, AI-driven image upscaling technology, FSR 4.1, to Xbox Series X, Series S, and handhelds ROG Ally and Ally X. Read more
Xbox Series S owners are probably feeling pretty good about FSR 4.1 right now
Xbox Series S owners, take note: there's a free update headed your way that could help your console remain relevant until Helix arrives in 2028. Here's why I think the Series S has the most to gain from AMD's FSR 4.1, as well as some reality checks for when it does arrive.
Pratfall coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Quad Head will release cooperative cave digging and falling game …
Open-World Action RPG ‘Ordinary Oddness’ Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
COSMICPUP STUDIO, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, has announced the open-world action RPG Ordinary Oddness for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and WeGame. The release date is unannounced, but pre-registration is now open. Set in Elysian Skies, a floating city...
When will Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Ally get FSR 4.1? Sooner than you think!
Sources tell us that Xbox Ally will see FSR 4.1 as soon as this week, with the first Xbox Series X|S games gaining the capabilities in the holiday season and before year's end.
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