Guide: Gears Of War: E-Day Open Beta Dates, Early Access & Xbox Game Pass Details

Everything you need to know about the Gears E-Day Beta.Gears of War: E-Day's Open Beta is officially upon us! Loads of players will be getting a chance to check out the new Gears multiplayer in just a few days' time, complete with some exclusive items if you pre-order the game as well.So, here's a look at everything you need to know about the Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Guide: All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support

The latest keyboard & mouse list for Xbox One, Series X, Series S.Update: Our latest update to this list has added the likes of Halo: Campaign Evolved, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Gothic Remake, Darwin's Paradox, Beatdown City Survivors, Kabuto Park, Metal Eden, Subnautica 2, Motorslice, Replaced, Easy Delivery Co, Sword and Fairy Together Forever, Planet of Lana 2, Super Meat Boy 3D, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, Sudden Strike 5, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, Starsand Island, TCG: Card Shop Simulator, Hotel Barcelona, Transport Fever 2, High on Life 2, Roadside Research, Relooted, Highguard, Bratz Rhythm and Style and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown.Some of these games only feature limited support, which means they might only work with keyboard or mouse, or might also require a controller to progress through the menus.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Four Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2026

Here's what's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next four games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early August 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.There's a couple of decent departures in the mix, such as Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand and Aliens: Fireteam Elite, with that latter set to see its sequel release onto Xbox later this month.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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The First Review Has Arrived For Beast Of Reincarnation

Famitsu gets the early word.Arguably the most intriguing Xbox release of August is Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation. Whilst we've still got one more sleep before its August 4th launch, the game's first review has officially dropped.The first word comes from the Japanese outlet Famitsu, which has given the game a 35/40 rating. We haven't found a proper transcript of the review itself, but the score has been racking up some views on social media.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Here's A Breakdown Of The New Prices For Xbox Series X|S Consoles As Of August 2026

Specifically the UK, US, Canada, Europe and Australian prices.Times is hard for us console lot, as the cost of, well, pretty much everything skyrockets. It's proper grim.If you're in the market for a new piece of Xbox hardware, you may be in for a wee shock as Microsoft's latest price hikes officially kicked off August 1st, 2026. We thought it was a good idea to break down the new console prices across multiple regions - five to be exact.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Players’ Choice: Vote for July 2026’s best new game

Last month was filled with adventures big and small, sports action, and spiritual battles! Some big new releases included Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Denshattack, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, and more. Which game was your favorite? How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a […]


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Beast of Reincarnation hands-on: parry-rich combat and the cutest mutant pup

Even from its first full reveal in 2025, Beast of Reincarnation was making all the right noises. Roaring through the crowd of impressive action role-playing games, Game Freak’s trek into a post-apocalyptic Japan blends the mythological with the mechanized into something fresh – helped by a “one woman and her dog saving the world”’ narrative. […]


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Talking Point: Xbox's Final Games With Gold Titles Were Announced Three Years Ago

How do you feel about it in 2026?Can you believe it's been three years since the end of Xbox Games with Gold? Xbox announced back in late July of 2023 that they'd be replacing the Xbox Live Gold service with Xbox Game Pass Core (which eventually ended up becoming Xbox Game Pass Essential), providing access to a selection of XGP titles rather than the handful of titles you could claim for "free" with your membership as part of GwG.In truth, Games With Gold had been coming in for some criticism during its final few years, with the list of 17 GwG titles in 2023 getting an "F" rating in our poll at the time.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Talking Point: Xbox's Final Games With Gold Titles Were Announced Three Years Ago

How do you feel about it in 2026?Can you believe it's been three years since the end of Xbox Games with Gold? Xbox announced back in late July of 2023 that they'd be replacing the Xbox Live Gold service with Xbox Game Pass Core (which eventually ended up becoming Xbox Game Pass Essential), providing access to a selection of XGP titles rather than the handful of titles you could claim for "free" with your membership as part of GwG.In truth, Games With Gold had been coming in for some criticism during its final few years, with the list of 17 GwG titles in 2023 getting an "F" rating in our poll at the time.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Five Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In August 2026

The closures we know about so far.If you recall this time last month, you may remember that we did a server shutdown guide for both July and August 2026, as July was actually very quiet for server closures in the end (just Madden NFL 23).Now that we're in August itself, we still wanted to give you a reminder of the games shutting down their servers over the next few weeks though, as well as add a couple of EA Sports titles that are closing at the end of the month.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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