Feature: These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 13-17)

Including seven Xbox Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 13-17! We've got quite a lot happening over the next few days, including the releases for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, Moss: The Forgotten Relic and various other exciting indie games, along with seven Xbox Game Pass additions highlighted by Denshattack! and Quarantine Zone: The Last Check!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In August 2026 So Far

An early look at what's to come.As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for August 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with five games currently scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time.We've got two absolutely massive additions here in Beast of Reincarnation and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and keep in mind that we'll obviously hear of many more titles for August over the coming weeks.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Poll: What Do You Think Of Assassin's Creed Black Flag In General?

Either the original or the new version.The biggest release of this week (along with DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations) has been Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and if you weren't aware already, it's a remake of the original Black Flag from 2013.The Xbox Series X and S mark the third console generation that Black Flag has appeared on, with the initial release occurring all the way back in 2013 on the Xbox 360. It was obviously a beloved entry in the Assassin's Creed series at the time, and the reviews for Resynced suggest this remake has lived up to the hype.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 11-12)

How about some Black Flag Resynced?Weekend time! As we head into another hot couple of days here in the UK, we're planning to check out a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass titles, a few new Free Play Days additions, and possibly the new releases of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations amongst other things!Here's what we're playing on Xbox this weekend:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Digital Foundry Shares Its Initial Analysis Of Black Ops 1 For PS5 Vs. Xbox

"This is a deeply odd state of affairs".We mentioned last night how Activision had released new ports of Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2 for PlayStation consoles, and in the initial footage that was doing the rounds, it seemed like very little had changed compared to the original Xbox 360 (and PS3) releases from back in the 2010s.Digital Foundry is one of the first outlets to provide an early analysis of Black Ops 1 specifically, and it's fair to say they're not very impressed. The article mentions that it gives a lasting impression of "just how little time, resources and expertise that Activision chose to invest in this project", criticising the lack of improvements, the overly high price point, and the decision not to release a new version on Xbox consoles as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Sends Out Brief Statement Regarding 'Inaccurate' id Tech Reports

They say dozens of people are still working on the engine.With the Xbox layoffs dominating the headlines this week, it's no surprise that we've been seeing countless stories, reports, rumours and speculation about the state of Xbox's game studios as we head into the second half of 2026.DOOM: The Dark Ages developer id Software is one company that's been in the news a lot, with reports suggesting that the studio has been cut in half as a result of said layoffs. However, there have also been rumours claiming that just one person was left working on id Tech, and Xbox has actually stepped in to address this.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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PUBG Is Getting Two New Graphics Modes For Xbox, Full Resolution & FPS Details Revea

Along with various other console improvements.It's been a while since we last talked about PUBG here at Pure Xbox, but we did cover its new Xbox Series X and S versions back in November of 2025, and now they're about to get some substantial improvements in the near future.The key thing here is that two new graphics modes are coming to both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of PUBG in July 2026 (aka, this month!). These will allow you to play at either 60FPS or 120FPS depending on whether you prefer better visual quality or a smoother frame rate, and the same goes for the PS5 versions too.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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DOOM Developer Addresses Concerned Fans With Message About Xbox Layoffs

"We're going to keep building the great games and tech...".We've already mentioned today how Xbox has issued a brief statement regarding the status of id Tech — the game engine used by id Software — and now the DOOM developer has also issued a separate statement of its own.A lot has been reported about the studio in recent days, including that it's apparently lost around half of its employees since the Xbox layoffs on Monday. However, id Software's message aims to reassure fans by stating that the company still has "the crew we need to build the tech and games we're known for".Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Share of the Week: Portraits

Last week, we asked you share portraits from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Cog_VP shares Aloy resting in the grass in Horizon Zero Dawn ​​ call_me_xavii shares a portrait of Bond in 007 First Light artenpixels_ shares a black and white portrait of Alicia in Clair Obscur: […]


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Forza Horizon 6 Reportedly Tops The List Of Steam Releases For Gross Revenue In 2026

"Pulling revenue three times faster than Forza Horizon 5".In the midst of what's been a challenging week in Xbox land to say the least, we've noticed the folks over at Alinea Analytics reporting that Forza Horizon 6 appears to be the "top new game of the year by Steam revenue".We already knew that FH6 was doing well both in terms of sales and reviews, but this really highlights it - the Steam version has apparently driven revenues of $197.7M, including $4M in DLC and around $2M from the VIP membership.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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