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Multiple Intriguing Horror Games Are Releasing On Xbox This Week

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09-08-2026, 05:34 PM
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Multiple Intriguing Horror Games Are Releasing On Xbox This Week

Worth keeping an eye on.We've already highlighted a few particularly interesting new under-the-radar releases coming to Xbox this week, such as the SEGA Saturn game Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute and the 2000s-style FPS Sprawl Zero, but there are also a few horror releases that we reckon are worth keeping an eye on at least.The game you see in the picture up above is The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline, which is actually described as a psychological thriller, but certainly features plenty of horror-like elements including jump scares. Previews have shared mixed impressions about this one, but here's hoping the final release on September 10th will impress. For what it's worth, there's a free demo you can check out on the Xbox Store right now:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: The Xbox 360 Launched With 12 Gamerpics, Do You Remember Yours?

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09-08-2026, 05:34 PM
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Talking Point: The Xbox 360 Launched With 12 Gamerpics, Do You Remember Yours?

Gamerpics can tell you a lot about a person.Gamer Pictures have been around for near enough 21 years now, launching alongside the Xbox 360 in 2005. They were the precursor to Avatars when it came to player expression - a neat way to show off who you were and what you liked at a glance. But did you know the Xbox 360 only featured 12 gamerpics at launch?Kudos if you remembered, because over the years Xbox continued to add gamerpics for users to purchase and download from the Xbox Marketplace. It's crazy to think we used to pay for our profile pictures, but at the time, it felt the only real way to individualise ourselves from the millions of other Xbox Live players.Read the full article on purexbox.com

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/09/ta...mber-yours

GTA 6 Has No Major Xbox Competitors This November, But Nintendo Is Going Against It

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09-08-2026, 05:34 PM
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GTA 6 Has No Major Xbox Competitors This November, But Nintendo Is Going Against It

Ocarina of Time remake arrives just two weeks before the Rockstar title.Well, well! It's been a year of publishers purposely avoiding the month of November to get out the way of GTA 6, but Nintendo clearly doesn't care about that - they've just set a November 5th release date for the Ocarina of Time remake.This slots the game between Modern Warfare 4 on October 23rd and GTA 6 on November 19th, which marks a two-week headstart on the Rockstar Games epic. There's obviously no sign of GTA coming to Nintendo Switch 2 as things stand, but it's still a bold move to release so close to the biggest video game launch of all time!Read the full article on purexbox.com

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/09/gt...against-it

Clutch Developer Doesn't Want To 'Kill' Forza Horizon, But Improve On Its 'Fairly We

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09-08-2026, 05:34 PM
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Clutch Developer Doesn't Want To 'Kill' Forza Horizon, But Improve On Its 'Fairly We

"We’re not so silly as to claim that we’re going to kill Forza Horizon".When you think of a driving game on Xbox, it's likely your first thought will be some variation of Forza. Whether that's Motorsport or Horizon, Forza dominates the majority of high-speed thrills for Microsoft. That's something Maverick Games creative director Mike Brown wants to change.Speaking with The Game Business, Brown talks about Maverick's first game, an upcoming narrative-action racer titled Clutch, and how he'd like the fledgling studio to be considered "one of, if not the, best game developer in the world".Read the full article on purexbox.com

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/09/cl...weak-areas

'It's Been A Very Positive Experience' - Denshattack! Director On Recent Xbox Game P

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09-08-2026, 05:34 PM
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'It's Been A Very Positive Experience' - Denshattack! Director On Recent Xbox Game P

It remains one of the best games of 2026.Once in a while, we're completely surprised by the quality of an Xbox Game Pass day one release, and back in July, the "Tony Hawk but you're a train" game Denshattack! was exactly that.Denshattack! is a vibrant blend of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, SSX, and even a little bit of Jet Set Radio Future, all smushed together to create this sensational train-flipping title. The game launched to stellar review scores and is currently sitting in Metacritic's top 15 games of 2026 with a score of 88.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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