Xbox Hires New Exec To 'Strengthen The Console Side' Of The Business

A new technology officer has also been appointed.Coming by way of both The Game Business and The Verge (paywalled) this evening, Microsoft has hired a pair of new Xbox executives - including a Chief Strategy Officer to "strengthen the console side of Xbox"; as The Game Business puts it.That new CSO is called Matthew Ball; an industry analyst who produces the annual 'The State of Video Gaming' report. Ball is coming in to help with the console side of the business as Microsoft puts renewed focus on Xbox Series X|S and builds towards Project Helix.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Tales of Arise: Beyond The Dawn Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Review In Progress

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As we eagerly wait to see what awaits the future of the Tales series, remasters have been keeping…
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Five Games Are Available Today Across Multiple Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 20)

Lots of new titles on XGP.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, five games are coming to the service across multiple tiers; with three moving over to Premium alongside two new additions to Ultimate, Premium and PC.Here's a look at your new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 20:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Forza Horizon 6 Smashes Concurrent Player Record For Xbox Game Studios On Steam

Finishing first place.Less than a week ago, we spoke about how popular Forza Horizon 6 was proving to be in early access on Steam - and to no-one's surprise, that's continued with the full release. In fact, Playground's new racer has now become the most-played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam in terms of concurrent players; a massive achievement for the team.Taking a look the very useful SteamDB stats page, Forza Horizon 6 managed a peak player count of 273,148 on launch day, May 19th. With that number, it's shot to the top of the list for concurrent players on an Xbox Game Studios title - beating out the previous record holder — Halo Infinite — by about 500 players.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Update Adds TressFX

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Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics have released a software update for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch 2,…
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007 First Light on PS5 Pro: upgraded PSSR upscaling details

With the launch of 007 First Light, PlayStation 5 Pro players will experience the game with upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) enabled by default. Upgraded PSSR is the next-generation, machine-learning-based upscaling technology from Sony Interactive Entertainment, designed to reconstruct a sharper, more stable image from a lower internal resolution, and at IO Interactive, the […]


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These 13 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 20 - June 2)

May going out with a bang!Microsoft has today unveiled another 13 games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month and into June 2026, featuring some newly-announced additions such as Jurassic World Evolution 3 and The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition.Before we dive into these new and upcoming titles, we also want to remind you folks that of course, Forza Horizon 6 has been added to Xbox Game Pass today and is now live for GPU subscribers. We covered that — alongside what's coming in the game's first post-launch season — down below.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Two New Xbox Series X|S Backgrounds Added To Celebrate The Launch Of Forza Horizon 6

Display your love for FH6 on launch day!Loving a bit of launch day Forza Horizon 6 on your Xbox Series X|S console? Well, you can now show that love off via a pair of beautiful new dynamic backgrounds that animate some of the game's gorgeous key art.To be clear - one of these dynamic backgrounds has actually been available for just over a week now, but another one arrived earlier today - as the game rolls out on XGP. We thought we'd share the pair of them with you all anyway, given we hadn't covered either of them before spotting this latest effort!Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Digital Foundry Labels Sony's PS5 Exclusivity Pivot As A 'Defensive Move Against Pro

"It's impossible to view this as good news...".You may have seen some recent reports that Sony has decided to stop porting its big single-player PS5 exclusives over to PC, via the ever-reliable Jason Schreier. According to the well-connected journalist, PlayStation Studios boss Herman Hulst confirmed the pivot in a recent meeting, as shared this week on social media:While this news isn't directly relevant to us from a Microsoft perspective, we did think it could have significant ramifications for Xbox and Project Helix - and that's something that the folks over at Digital Foundry agree with us on. Recent analysis on the news from DF even goes as far as saying the decision feels like a "defensive move against Project Helix". Do you agree with that take?Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Darksiders Warmastered Edition Upgrade Is Free For Existing Owners On Xbox

PS5 players have to pay $10!Right at the tail end of March, we covered the announcement of Darksiders Warmastered Edition for Xbox Series X|S — which is out today — and it's now been revealed that existing owners will get the current-gen upgrade completely free on Xbox.Yep, THQ Nordic has talked about this in its launch-day blog for Darksiders Warmastered Edition, where it shared the above launch trailer along with all of the release details for the upgrade. If you have the Xbox One version, the Series X|S upgrade is free - otherwise the new version will cost you $29.99 / £24.99.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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