Roundup: Here's What The Previews Are Saying About Gears Of War: E-Day

Horde Siege, PVP, and more.The first round of previews for Gears of War: E-Day have dropped and they're all saying the same time - Horde mode rocks.The Coalition's next game is a prequel to the original Gears of War, focusing on the iconic brotherhood between Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago. Set during the darkest chapter in Gears history, Emergence Day has been built from the ground up, introducing major changes to movement and the series' staple co-op survival mode, Horde.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Nintendo Download: 30 July 2026 (Europe)

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Not A Good Look For Xbox As Halo: Campaign Evolved Plays Best On PlayStation

The grass is bluer on the other side.The clever clogs at Digital Foundry have released arguably one of the most awkward console comparisons in recent memory, putting Halo: Campaign Evolved under some heat.When you hear about Halo, you think Xbox - they've been synonymous for decades. Master Chief has long served as the poster boy of Microsoft gaming exclusivity, with Halo Studios' latest remake the first Halo to launch on PlayStation hardware.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Former Xbox Studio Forced To Layoff 23 Employees To Ensure 'Survival Of Our Studio'

"The people we are losing were all important".It's been just over three weeks since Psychonauts and Kiln developer Double Fine announced its independence from Xbox Game Studios, and the team has now been forced into letting go of 23 employees to avoid complete closure.Studio Head Tim Schafer confirmed the cuts on social media last night:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Could Still Lose Money On Series X|S Console Sales Despite Price Hike, Sources

And what does this mean for Project Helix?Xbox's planned price increase for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles will come into effect on Saturday, August 1st, but it appears Microsoft could still end up selling its hardware at a loss.As seems to be the norm everywhere right now, rising manufacturing costs caused by the ongoing component shortage crisis are the focus of blame here. Demand for AI infrastructure has pushed memory chip prices to record highs, creating a full-blown RAMpocalypse that understandably forced Microsoft to tack on an extra $100 to the price of Xbox Series X and S hardware.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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PSA: Xbox FanFest Sign-Ups Close Soon Ahead Of Gamescom 2026

Win tickets to Gamescom 2026 with a friend.All aboard folks, next stop on the Xbox FanFest Tour is Cologne, Germany, as the official community program heads to Gamescom 2026 - Choo choo!Xbox FanFest is a big in-person celebration where fans can come together to share their passion for all things Xbox. Following the first event in Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest, the tour will continue across the globe, stopping in Australia, Canada, England, Japan, Mexico, once more in the US, and of course, Germany for Gamescom!Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Dispatch Is Finally Available On Xbox, With Play Anywhere Support

Uncensored in all its glory.Xbox gamers, are you ready to finally play Dispatch?! Today is the day, as one of the best games of 2025 is available now to play on Xbox Series X and Series S with full Xbox Play Anywhere support on the Xbox PC app and handheld! Booya!If somehow you missed this one, Dispatch is a very good choose your own adventure experience - sorta like the classic Telltale games we loved so much. You play as a downed superhero turned dispatcher for a motley crew of supes, with quick-time events, key choices, and a fun dispatch-themed system where you have to choose the right superhero to send out on the job.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Silent Hill: Townfall hands-on report

The line between supernatural horrors and the psychological struggles of characters is often blurred between Silent Hill games, but it might never have been as hazy as it is in Silent Hill: Townfall. I recently played about four hours of the first-person survival-horror game, in which protagonist Simon finds himself in a foggy Scottish town […]


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Xbox Announces Big List Of Games And Broadcast Schedule For Gamescom 2026

Get a proper look at upcoming Xbox games.With it being their 25th anniversary, Xbox is showing up in a big way at Gamescom 2026 - next month's big gaming mamma jamma taking place in the usual spot, Cologne Germany. This year the Xbox booth will feature 25 upcoming titles spread across 140 gaming stations, giving lucky attendees plenty of hands-on time with a mix of first and third-party releases.Xbox are putting controllers in hands to try out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Minecraft Dungeons II, Stranger Than Heaven, Metro 2039, and a slice of campaign for Gears of War: E-Day. In addition, Fable will be showcased with a live demo focusing on the game's combat.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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'We Must Do Better To Support You' - Xbox Exec Apologises For Xbox Server Outage

"This is an unacceptable situation".Xbox Chief Technology Officer Scott Van Vliet took to social media last night to apologise for the widespread outage that left some players unable to sign in, view game libraries, or, in the worst cases, launch either digital titles or physical disc-based games on Xbox.The server crash began in the early hours of July 28 and lasted for roughly 20 hours. Whilst some speculated it was linked to Xbox's rumoured Disc-to-Digital feature, which will allow players to create digital versions of their physical game libraries, that wasn't the cause. Van Vliet, who was appointed Xbox CTO back in May 2026, was quite open about the incident, posting to his Twitter/X account what happened, what the team did, and what comes next.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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