Splatoon Raiders Review

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Like many, Splatoon 3 felt to me like a game that was certainly a lot of fun, but…
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Order of the Sinking Star is coming to PS5, hands-on report

The glittering sky of mystery, magic, and head scratching enigmas is becoming much larger – Order of the Sinking Star is arriving on PlayStation 5 later this year. Developed by Jonathan Blow’s independent studio Thekla, it should come as no surprise that this stablemate of Braid and The Witness is a puzzler… but with a […]


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The Planet Crafter Is Out Now On Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Say

Latest addition to XGP in July!The Planet Crafter, or simply Planet Crafter, if you will, is today's Xbox Game Pass addition for July 2026, bringing its sci-fi base-building survival goodness to the subscription service on both PC and, for the first time, console!It's an open-world terraforming survival type that supports co-op for up to 10 players, tasking you and your mates with transforming an inhospitable planet into a comfy spot to call home. If you've played Subnautica 2 or anything of that vein, you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect.Since Planet Crafter launched on Xbox Series X|S, there's only been one full review published so far, so we'll have a look at that before seeing what players are saying on Xbox and Steam:Xbox Achievements (7/10)"While it’s taken its sweet time getting to consoles, The Planet Crafter emerges as an enjoyable entry in the survival genre, with simple base building, clearly-presented objectives, and an oddly relaxing gameplay loop that’ll get its hooks into you."Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Two Massive Betas Are Now Confirmed For Xbox Series X|S In August

Both with early access periods, followed by Open Betas.August looks like it's shaping up to be a big month already! Amongst all the new releases coming our way (including some exciting Xbox Game Pass titles), we've also now got two massive betas confirmed for Xbox Series X|S.The first of these is the Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta, which will run across two weekends in August. Anyone who pre-orders the game digitally (and in some cases physically) or has a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate / PC Game Pass will get early access between August 6th and August 10th.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Ex-Forza Horizon Director Jokes About Making Xbox's Next Halo

"Asha, reach out and I'll give you a pitch".Former Playground Games and Forza Horizon veteran Mike Brown has been hard at work on his own open-world driving game, Clutch, and it seems as though he'd like a stab at an open-world Halo game next.In a podcast with MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Brown discusses his departure from Playground Games and Xbox, as well as what it's been like founding his own studio, Maverick Games, back in 2022. As the conversation begins to wind down, It's revealed that Brown is a huge Halo fan, who jokingly states "it's a hard life being a Halo fan".Read the full article on purexbox.com


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These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 22 - August 4)

Microsoft reveals the latest batch.Microsoft has today revealed the second official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for July 2026 (and first for early August!), with seven games joining the service from July 22 - August 4, including multiple huge "day one" releases in the form of Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter and Beast of Reincarnation.Don't forget that The Planet Crafter has also joined Xbox Game Pass today, as covered elsewhere on Pure Xbox:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Burnout Spiritual Successor Aims To Deliver The 'Ultimate' Arcade Driving Game For X

Wreckreation is getting an unlikely sequel.It seems we're never getting another game under the "Burnout" moniker, but we did get a spiritual successor in the form of Wreckreation a few years ago, and a surprise sequel has just been announced for the game this afternoon.Wreckreation 2 is being created by a newly-formed studio called "When Tides Turn", staffed by members of the previous Wreckreation studio, Three Fields Entertainment. Again, we're looking at an open-world Burnout Paradise-style game here, although it seems the focus is more on the racing and less on the creation aspects of the original title.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Two More Free-To-Play Games Have Just Released On Xbox, Including One With '325M Pla

Anyone else come across War Robots before?This week will soon kick into gear with lots of new Xbox releases on the horizon, but before we get there, we wanted to use this opportunity to highlight two "free" games that quietly appeared on the Xbox Store at the end of last week.Of course, they're marked down as "Free" on the Xbox Store but they're free-to-play games - meaning there are microtransactions involved if you want to pay for in-game benefits. Still, perhaps they're worth a try, especially in the case of War Robots which apparently has a whopping 325 million (!) players according to the press release we received.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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R-Type Dimensions III Nintendo Switch 2 Review

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What can really be said about the original R-Type that hasn’t been said a million times before? It’s…
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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Rise of the

Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated a PS5 version of Indigo Prophecy (called Fahrenheit in some markets) is planned, and that it will be available in Japan and Asia. Original Story: This month, journey into the breathtaking open world of Pandora in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, carve your own path through a […]


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