Xbox Adds Nine Titles To Game Pass Essential In New Surprise Update
Nine additions for essential gaming.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass upd... oh, hang on a minute, Microsoft didn't tell us about these! Yep, over the weekend, nine more titles have been showing up as newly-added to Game Pass Essential, and they haven't yet been formally announced by Microsoft…
Lucky Xbox Owners Accidentally Given Early Access To LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight
Pre-loads are now live for everyone else!We're still over a week away from the official release of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on May 22nd (with formal early access beginning on May 19th), but some very lucky Xbox owners have been playing it already!Yesterday, someone took to the LEGO…
Outbound Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
Day one on XGP!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, co-op camping sim Outbound joins the library as a day one Game Pass Ultimate title - and we're going to do things a little differently and round up some of the game's early reviews in this XGP update!Of course, you can get a…
Guide: How To Play Forza Horizon 6 Early With The Premium Upgrade Bundle This Week
A bundle designed for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.Welcome to Forza Horizon 6 week! Well, kind of.The game doesn't officially release in terms of its Standard Edition until May 19th, but the early access period begins for Premium Edition owners on May 15th, so some players will be getting access to…
Poll: Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Game To Date?
Which Horizon Festival have you liked best?Forza Horizon 6 is upon us! Indeed, if you're drifting in via early access, you can go hands on with Xbox's new racer this Friday — May 15th — so what better time to ask you fine folks which is your favourite Forza Horizon game to date?The first…
Talking Point: 10 Years Ago, Bethesda Released One Of The Best Shooters Ever To Grace Xbox
Time flies when you're on Mars.The DOOM series has been top of the FPS game for most of its life - from the 1993 original to recent releases like Eternal and The Dark Ages. Id Software usually knows just when to mix things up in the right way; surprising and delighting shooter fans for decades now.…
These Are The Top 10 Xbox Backwards Compatibility Requests After 350,000 Votes
For both the original Xbox and Xbox 360.Last week, Xbox's VP of next-generation (Jason Ronald) left us pretty surprised when he pointed towards the unofficial Xbox Game Preservation website for people to submit their requests for new backwards compatibility titles, and it's led to a massive uptick…
Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Mixtape On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying this blast to the past?Mixtape — from the team behind the critically acclaimed The Artful Escape — is one of our most recent day one additions to Xbox Game Pass; bringing a teenage coming-of-age story to the service this past week.You've probably seen some of the critic reviews and fan…
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (May 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout May 2026, including for the likes of Fortnite, Delta Force, Stumble Guys and various other games.As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Game Pass…
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 11-15)
Including six more Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 11-15! We've two particularly big releases over the next few days in the form of Directive 8020 and the early access (Premium Edition) of Forza Horizon 6, while the new Xbox Game Pass releases include Call of the…
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 9-10)
The dawn before the Forza day.Welcome to another weekend! There may feel like a bit of a lull here as we all await Forza Horizon 6's arrival (it'll be out this time next week in early access!) but no matter, there's still plenty to be playing on Xbox and beyond.Here's what we're playing this…
Mina The Hollower Promises 'One Of The Greatest Top-Down Adventures Ever' On Xbox This Month
From the developers behind Shovel Knight.When we published our May 2026 indie games roundup back at the start of the week, we didn't know that one of the most major indie releases of the entire year would be releasing on May 29th, 2026!That game is Mina The Hollower, which is a top-down…
Xbox's First 'Gamerscore Millionaire' Suggests How To Improve 100% Completions
Would you like to see more fanfare for them?At the moment, when you fully complete all the achievements for a game on Xbox, you don't really get any fanfare for doing so. Team Xbox has just added a new system that makes your 100% completions a little more visible (as you can see in the image up…
Xbox Partners With LEGO For Two New Forza Horizon 6 Sets, Complete With In-Game Bonuses
Pre-orders available now in some countries!LEGO and Forza Horizon fans, this one's for you!Xbox has partnered with LEGO to offer two brand-new Forza Horizon 6 sets based on the Ferrari 488 PISTA and Dodge Viper GTS-R, with both of them releasing for £59.99 / $64.99 on August 1st, 2026.Read the…
Talking Point: Amidst PS6 Uncertainty, Do You Think Xbox Has Project Helix All Figured Out?
It's all about price, product and timing.We're seeing some big news coming out of Sony today where the company admits that it has "not yet decided on what time" the PS6 will launch — or indeed what price it will launch at — which is quite interesting six years into the current generation. We'll…
Game Pass Platformer Replaced Sees Progression & Chapter Select Fixes In New Xbox Update
Live now on Series X|S.Sad Cat Studios, the team behind Xbox Game Pass platformer Replaced, has just announced that a new update has gone live on Xbox Series X|S; fixing some pretty major bugs for the 2026 title.Indeed, this update — which is now available for Xbox players — "includes fixes for…
Xbox Needs To 'Sweat Every Detail' In Winning Over 'Frustrated' Players, Says Asha Sharma
She's certainly committed to the cause.We've heard a lot from Xbox boss Asha Sharma recently about her plans to evolve the brand and address areas that she believes needs fixing, and The Verge has shared new quotes that she apparently told employees at a recent meeting.This is from around the same…
Two More Big Xbox Series X|S Sequels Have Just Been Confirmed For Summer 2026
The return of Aliens and Sinking City!Yesterday was pretty busy for Xbox news and release dates for upcoming Xbox titles in particular, so we didn't get a chance to highlight two big Xbox Series X|S sequels that have just been confirmed for Summer 2026!The first of these is Aliens: Fireteam Elite…
Official Xbox Dashboard Mockup Hints At Potential Changes Across Console, PC & Mobile
It's all about offering a "Consistent Experience".Yesterday, we highlighted the new Xbox Game Dev Update episode that had been posted to YouTube, which included a complete broadcast of Jason Ronald's next-gen presentation from GDC 2026 back in March.Following this, Tom Warren over at The Verge…
Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Nacon Connect Showcase 2026
Here's what we saw.Today marked the return of the Nacon Connect Showcase for 2026, with the company treating us to brand-new announcements and fresh looks at a bunch of upcoming Xbox games.Some of the most notable reveals here included a proper glimpse at Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish,…