Xbox Announces 'Record' Pre-Orders For GTA 6 In Response To New Report

A rare statement has been issued.Microsoft and Xbox aren't typically great at revealing sales information for their hardware and games these days, but after just a few days of pre-orders, we already know that GTA 6 has achieved "record" sales across Xbox Series X and S.The specifics haven't been revealed yet, but a statement was issued to Windows Central in response to a report that Xbox was being outsold 8:1 compared to PS5 - specifically amongst readers of IGN alone.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Series X25 'Gift' Emails Are Now Being Sent To FanFest Attendees

Making the rest of us feel very jealous.Admist all the chaos of the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month, you may have missed Asha Sharma's post-event announcement that everyone in attendance at the Xbox FanFest event would be getting a free console.That console is the newly announced (and limited edition) Xbox Series X25, which doesn't yet have a price but is set to retail for at least $799.99 in accordance with the new price increases that were announced last week.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In July 2026

Release dates for every July Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in July 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a July 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for July 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in July 2026:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Expects The 'Component Crisis' To Get Worse For Consoles In 2027

Specifically for console storage and memory prices.The big news dominating the world of Xbox last week was the announcement of price increases for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it appears we could be getting more increases across the industry over the next year.In the statement that accompanied last week's news, Xbox specifically stated that console storage and memory prices are expected to double by the fall of 2027, which seemingly is around the time Project Helix is set to release.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Splatoon Raiders Direct Broadcasts Tomorrow

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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Spirit Wilds stage revealed

Yip yip. Pre-orders for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game are now live on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 5. The wait is almost over. To celebrate, we’re taking a closer look at pre-orders, incentive previews, plus a sneak peek at a brand-new stage. Enter the Spirit Wilds We’re excited to reveal Spirit Wilds, a brand-new […]


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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: PS5 Pro enhancements detailed

Released first on the PlayStation 3 and as a launch title for the PlayStation 4, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has remained a defining entry in the series for more than a decade. When we first explored the idea of bringing Edward Kenway’s journey to modern hardware, it quickly became clear that a traditional remaster […]


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Blade, Loki, Deadpool announced for MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls

Hello everyone! I’m Takeshi Yamanaka, producer of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Did you get a chance to check out the final team trailer revealed today, Sunday, June 28 at EVO 2026 —the “Samurai Outriders”? If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to watch it below. Fifth and final team revealed: Samurai Outriders Ghost Rider […]


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Four Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In July & August 2026

The closures we know about so far.We're just about to enter a new month, so we thought we'd bring you an update on the Xbox games shutting down their servers in July and August, with four specific titles going offline entirely over the next couple of months.Most of these are sports-related games, with Madden NFL 23 joining the already-delisted NBA 2K Playgrounds and WWE 2K Battlegrounds in closing their online portions over the coming weeks, while free-to-play shooter Warface: Clutch is also shutting down its servers permanently on August 25th, making it totally inaccessible in the process.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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The 10 'Most Wishlisted' Upcoming Xbox Games According To Microsoft

Based on the MS Store's new filter.It feels like the folks at Xbox have been putting a lot more emphasis on the "wishlist" feature recently, with the latest Xbox Insider update adding it directly to Game Cards, and a new filter being added to the Xbox Store for it as well.Thanks to that new filter, we can actually see which games are getting the "most wishlists" across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, although it's a jumbled lineup that includes games released multiple years ago, as well as free-to-play titles such as Fortnite and ROBLOX. In other words, it doesn't tell us much on its own.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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