10+ Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A New Pixel-Art JRPG Banger (October 22)

Who 'Final Fancies' a new adventure?It's time for your daily fix of new games launching on Xbox today!We've got 11 games coming out over the course of the day, including the stellar Final Fantasy Resonance and bangin' Galeco Sports Collection. Also, ICYMI, Cyberpunk 2077's version 2.5 update is available to download too.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Mandates Four-Day Office Work For Certain Employees, Said To Affect 'Thousands'

"Taking advantage of that proximity...".Last year, Microsoft announced to its employees that it expected them to start working at least three days in the office per-week, and now that requirement is going up to four days for certain Xbox employees as of February 2027.This is according to a report from The Verge, which quotes Xbox's chief people officer (Jacinda Chislum Pearson) from a recent internal memo. In a nutshell, it sounds like anyone who lives within a short distance of Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington will be told to attend the office for four days or more per-week.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 22-25)

Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!Thursday is back again, so it's time for a new batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles!There's a total of six games in the lineup today, with the parkour zombie-slaying Dying Light 2 taking the spotlight. Capcom's first two Monster Hunter Stories titles look set to join the FPD offering too. This might be a cheeky wee effort to get new players onto the turn-based spinoff series, whose latest game, Monster Hunter Stories 3, also offers a trial version.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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New Rumour Says Xbox Spent $500 Million On Gears Of War: E-Day, But Not Everyone Agr

Update: More sources weigh in.Ever wondered how much money went into Gears of War: E-Day's release this year? Well, we don't have any official figures on this, but a "source" for Kotaku has claimed that Xbox put over $500 million into it.Their report claims that it's a "source familiar with Xbox’s business", and that the $500 million figure doesn't actually include marketing for the game either. Microsoft apparently didn't respond when asked for comment on this.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox & Nintendo Console Sales Suffer YoY Decreases In New September 2026 US Report

Xbox Series sales down 27% YoY.It's no big secret that console sales are struggling across the board right now amidst rising prices and an ongoing component crisis, so we're not exactly shocked that Xbox Series sales were down YoY for September in the US.This is coming from Mat Piscatella at analysis firm Circana, who says Xbox Series X and S sales were down 27% compared to the same time in September 2025, whereas Nintendo Switch 2 sales were down 14%.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – the evolution of Lara Croft’s design

When Lara Croft first leapt onto screens in 1996, she was a few hundred polygons and a fistful of pixels. Thirty years later, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reimagines that same adventurer with technology the original team could only dream of. Through it all, one goal held steady: she had to look like Lara. For […]


https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/22/...ts-design/

PlayStation Store: September 2026’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In September, Marvel’s Wolverine led the PS5 charts in the US, followed by EA Sports FC 27, while in the EU, EA Sports FC 27 led the PS5 charts, followed by Marvel’s Wolverine. Check out the full listings […]


https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/22/...downloads/

Marvel’s Wolverine: Photo Mode guide

Photo Modes are a rewarding way to get to grips with some essential elements of photography, while letting you more closely examine and appreciate a game’s art design and increasingly photorealistic visuals. Feature-rich Photo Modes put an entire suite of virtual lighting rigs at your fingertips, subtracting concerns about space requirements, or the patience of […]


https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/22/...ode-guide/

Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Thursday

Including cross-platform mod support!Today, we've already mentioned how Cyberpunk 2077 has suddenly become part of the Xbox Play Anywhere initiative, and it's also getting a big update across Xbox Series X and S (and other platforms) this Thursday.<related ids="207955">Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/mu...s-thursday

Three Price Tiers Revealed As Xbox Rolls Out 'Cloud Playtime' To Insiders

A new way to access Xbox Cloud Gaming.We've heard for a while now that Xbox has been interested in offering a new way to pay for Xbox Cloud Gaming without requiring access to Xbox Game Pass, and it's being trialled with Xbox Insiders from today.They're calling this service "Cloud Playtime", and at least initially, it's being offered in three variants with three different price tiers. The smallest amount costs $3.99 for 10 hours, and the largest costs $11.99 for 50 hours.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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