Two 'Day One' Releases Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Over The Next Few Days

Potentially the last two of the month.We're all set to head into an extremely busy few days of showcases as part of Gamescom 2026, so we thought we'd use this quiet Sunday to give you the heads up on two "day one" releases coming to Xbox Game Pass along the way.The first of these is Blood Dungeon, which is a 2D platforming autoshooter from the creators of awesome two-player fighting game Nidhogg. While it might not be much of a looker, we reckon this one could impress a few people when it launches into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on Tuesday, August 25th.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Feature: Seven Big Showcases That Need To Be On Your Radar At Gamescom 2026

A bunch of exciting events over the coming week.Here we go! We're just about to enter Gamescom week, during which a whole bunch of showcases will treat us to new trailers, reveals, announcements, deep dives and various other things for a massive range of upcoming Xbox games.These kinds of weeks can get very busy and hard to track, so that's where we come in! In this article, we've decided to pick out seven showcases that need to be on your radar as an Xbox fan at Gamescom 2026, and rest assured we'll be covering them in more detail as they happen - you'll get a roundup of everything that was revealed.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Now Has 88 Profile Badges, And Here's What They Mean

Including some extremely rare ones!The folks over at Team Xbox have been making a quite a big deal of Profile Badges recently, adding new ways to view them in the latest Xbox Insider builds and even incorporating a new one for those who bought the Xbox One in 2013.And to be honest, I've never personally paid that much attention to them until now, but a website known as "xct.live" does a nice job at not only highlighting all 88 of them, but also explaining what they mean and how rare they are.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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K-Pop Rising: Dream To Shine Coming To Nintendo Switch

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Microids and Old Skull Games have confirmed a release date for K-Pop Rising: Dream To Shine, which is…
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Here's What Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S

Here's how the Xbox versions stack up.Yesterday, the beta gates flung open for Xbox players to have their first crack at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and from what we can tell, it seems to have made quite the first impression over the past 24 hours.We've managed to play quite a few multiplayer matches and try out the campaign mission, and visually, this year's COD is a bit of a looker. Of course, Modern Warfare 4 is still in beta, which means performance is subject to change before its full release on October 23, 2026, but so far we're impressed, specifically by the lighting.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Every Game Soundtrack On Nintendo Music

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The Nintendo Music app for smart devices lets you listen to game soundtracks plucked from across nearly 40…
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50+ Xbox Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In August's Latest Xbox Sales

Tons of great stuff to choose from.Looking for some cheap Xbox games to pick up in the latest Xbox sales?We've already highlighted over the past few days that some amazing games have dropped to their lowest prices ever in the new SEGA and Keep on Gaming sales, so you should start by checking out our roundups for those!Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Feature: Gamescom Opening Night Live: Date, Start Times & What To Expect

We're getting close now!Welcome to our Pure Xbox guide for Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live! As we're now closing in on Geoff Keighley's big August event, we're going to go over the exact date, length and start times for the upcoming livestream - alongside some of what we can expect to see during Gamescom's ONL showcase.We also have some official Xbox broadcasts to come following Opening Night Live, but this guide will purely focus on Geoff Keighley's opening event. For more info on those separate Microsoft livestreams, check out the link down below.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 22-23)

Gearing up for the MW4 Beta?It's the penultimate weekend before everything goes gaga for Gamescom 2026!Of course, I'm sure plenty of you will be playing a certain Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta, but don't forget about the Free Play Days offering and the vast amount of heavily discounted games on the Xbox Store too!Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/features/talkin...gust-22-23

Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 24-28)

Including three Xbox Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 24-28! We've got loads of big releases on the way over the next few days including Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Star Wars Zero Company and Once Human, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to the highly-anticipated day one launch of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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