Hulk and Black Panther join the fight for MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls

Hello everyone! I’m Takeshi Yamanaka, Producer of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Today at EVO Japan 2026 in Tokyo, we revealed our third team to join the Challenge of the Champion: Fighting Avengers. Be sure to check out the new team reveal trailer below! A new team joins the battle: Fighting Avengers Joining the previously announced […]


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Talking Point: Have You Been Playing The New Don't Nod Title On Xbox Game Pass?

What are your first impressions of it?This past week, the makers of Life is Strange — Don't Nod Entertainment — released their latest game in the sci-fi adventure Aphelion, and it's gotten off to an okay start on Xbox Game Pass so far.We haven't got around to playing this one for ourselves just yet (it's been pretty busy lately!), but we did cover some reviews from across the web in our recent Aphelion roundup. It's safe to say that the game has received a mixed reception so far, but it still has its fans!Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 2-3)

May play days.Welcome to your first weekend in May! We're actually starting to see some sun here in the UK which is denting our gaming time somewhat - but no matter, we're sure the grey skies will return shortly, shunning us to our Xbox-filled rooms as a result.Here's what we're getting stuck into this weekend:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 4-8)

Including at least two more Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 4-8! We haven't got any major AAA releases over the next few days, but there's still plenty to look forward to in terms of indies, including Mixtape which is launching on Xbox Game Pass!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early May 2026

Everything that's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next five games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early May 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.The most notable departure here is arguably Planet of Lana, which just recently received a sequel on Xbox Game Pass as well, but the likes of Go Mecha Ball and Galacticare are disappointing losses too.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In June 2026

Some early predictions!What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Exec Invites Fans To Share Backwards Compatibility Requests On Special Website

"There is a community driven site where you can make your requests known".When it was announced back in March that Xbox's backwards compatibility program was getting revived for the brand's 25th anniversary, there were a lot of questions as to whether that meant brand-new backwards compatibility additions from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 era, or perhaps something else like the BC program making its debut on PC.We still don't have the specifics on what's happening later this year, but interestingly, Xbox exec Jason Ronald has invited fans to share their requests for new backwards compatibility titles via the Xbox Game Preservation website, which is a non-official Xbox fansite that started gaining traction a few months ago.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 540: Surviving Saros

Email us at [email protected]! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Sid and I are back this week to celebrate the launch of Saros with a special interview featuring Actor Rahul Kohli and Creative Director Gregory Loudeni from Housemarque. Stuff We Talked About The Cast Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme […]


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The Outer Worlds To Be Partially Delisted, Free 'Spacer's Choice Edition' For Those

The remaster is being given away for free to base game owners.There's some interesting stuff happening with The Outer Worlds in the near future, as it's just been announced that the game is getting partially delisted, with the Spacer's Choice Edition now becoming the main version of it.It's a little bit confusing, so bear with us — the "base edition" of The Outer Worlds will be delisted on May 27th across "most store pages", but we think the Xbox Store version might survive, as it's mentioned that the only platforms not affected by this are Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch".Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Asha Sharma Comments On AI Use As Upscaling Tech Rolls Out To ROG Xbox Ally

"We are refocusing our AI efforts...".Earlier this week, Microsoft announced some new ROG Xbox Ally features including the introduction of 'Auto Super Resolution'; an AI upscaler in a similar vein to Nvidia's DLSS. This is the sort of AI tech players seem on board with, but that isn't the case for all uses of AI - something that Xbox boss Asha Sharma has again touched on via social media.Following Xbox's official post about these new features, Sharma said that the team was "refocusing our AI efforts" moving forward - looking at things like "enhancing real-time graphics, improving discovery and deepening personalization". Sharma then pointed towards this Auto SR feature as an example of one of these core aims:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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