I canât help feeling that Habitat Shapes is a puzzle-designer short of a really good game. With more finesse in its layouts and the shapes that it offers, it would have been more memorable and stimulating to play. The post Habitat Shapes Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
While itâs elegant, Cute Bonfire could have done with an eccentricity or two. The puzzles sparkle with good design, but that sparkle dulls after forty levels of the same flints, fires and blocks. The post Cute Bonfire Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
"Something to look forward to".It's been a busy year for the team at GSC Game World, with Stalker 2 not only receiving a whole bunch of updates and patches over the past twelve months, but also getting released on PS5 in November.Looking ahead to 2026, they've just shared a special New Year's Message hinting at what's to come, including a "major upgrade to a newer version of Unreal Engine 5 to make the zone even more stable and gorgeous".Read the full article on purexbox.com
It's a tough one for Xbox to answer in 2026!We've already talked quite a lot recently about Xbox's stacked first-party lineup for 2026 and how they'll need to work around the release of GTA 6 in November along the way, and we've seen plenty of discussion from the Pure Xbox community about which months you'd personally choose to release a game in.It's an interesting topic to ponder in general, especially considering the sheer number of releases these days and how it's so easy to get overlooked am
Give Sektori a chance and it may well grab you. The post Sektori Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Say hello to the New Game+ Showcase.We're assuming January 2026 will turn out to be quite busy for gaming showcases, with the Xbox Developer Direct showcase set to be the main event over the coming weeks, but we've also got a new show happening next week.This is known as the "New Game Plus" showcase, which is said to be bringing 45 games our way on January 8th. It will be a mixture of gameplay, interviews and trailers for everything from indie titles to big AAA releases.Read the full article on
Teeny Tiny Trains is a cosy game experience that will challenge your brain and evoke memories of your childhood, thinking back to the days where you made these tracks from pure imagination. The post Teeny Tiny Trains Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Only to influencers though.Next year will obviously mark the release of Forza Horizon 6, and it sounds like Xbox is gearing up to share more news on the title very soon, with multiple influencers receiving special gift packages over the past few days.These packages contain various goodies like a custom numberplate, "Greetings from Japan" postcard and a Forza Horizon 6 air freshener. Here's a look from a couple of content creators on Twitter:Read the full article on purexbox.com
You wish, Mario.You won't be surprised to hear that we're always tracking the latest trends related to Xbox, and one that totally caught us by surprise over the past 24 hours was that Nintendo was "buying Xbox".Naturally, we had to do a bit of research into this and figure out what was going on. It turns out that a Facebook page known as Nintendo Fans gained a ton of attention from this hoax yesterday, racking up over 1,000 likes, 200 comments and 100 shares on it. It ultimately led to various f
Despite the price increases.With just a handful of days left of 2025, the folks over at VGChartz have shared their latest console sales estimates today (that go up to November), and they suggest that Xbox has sold over two million Series X|S consoles this year.Compared to 2024, this is said to be a -45.1% decrease on the previous figure of 4.79 million, but that's absolutely no surprise when you consider both systems have received quite significant price increases over the past 12 months.Read th
Welcome to the 2025 Honor Roll and our pick of the best 4.5/5 scoring Xbox and Game Pass games that very nearly wowed the world. The post 2025âs Nearly-Perfect Xbox and Game Pass Masterpieces appeared first on TheXboxHub.
"The industry as a whole is concerned about RAM availability".Back in November, we shared a report from Moore's Law Is Dead on YouTube that suggested Xbox Series X|S prices could increase again soon due to RAM shortages, and there's concern that it might delay the next Xbox console as well.Well-known insider Tom Henderson has shared via Insider Gaming today that console manufacturers are "debating" whether to delay next-gen consoles from their current window of 2027-2028, in the hope that RAM ma
Quick Whiskers doesnât do a lot wrong. It has a fine eye for tense platforming sequences where there isnât much room for mistakes. The post Quick Whiskers Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Whether to pick up Bunninjutsu is a matter of expectations. The post Bunninjutsu Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Thereâs no way this is going to challenge the hardcore gamers out there, but for everyone else, Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury is a good way to spend a couple of hours. The post Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Incredible stuff!Bungie's Halo 2 unsurprisingly proved a smash hit when it arrived on the original Xbox in November 2004, but over a year prior to that, the company showed off the game at June's E3 2003 event.To mark the appearance, the company built a special E3 demo that would mark the first gameplay footage of Halo 2 to be seen by the public, and a May 2003 build â specifically from the 3rd and the 11th â has suddenly leaked online.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Related to having lots of friends and messages.Over the weekend, a pro Halo player known as Brett Leonard (or "Naded") took to social media to highlight what they think is a "major design flaw" on Xbox consoles that's actually hurting performance in games.Leonard first posted about this on December 18th, suggesting that "Xbox messages are tied to how your console and games run", and then followed up with a big explanation on December 27th about what they've been experiencing and how they've mana
As we prepare to ring in the new year, the Xbox Game Pass library is undergoing its final seasonal spring clean. The post Making Room for 2026: Must-Play Games Leave Game Pass This Week appeared first on TheXboxHub.
But Nintendo still wins the individual category.The good folks at GamesIndustry.biz recently published their annual "Year in Numbers" roundup of the games industry for 2025, and the most interesting bit from an Xbox perspective relates to the "most covered companies" section.Over the past two years, Xbox has led this category with 308,834 articles and 238,365 articles in 2023 and 2024 respectively, but Nintendo actually takes top spot this year with 236,351 â slightly better than Xbox's total of
Any memory of Lonely Guardian will puff away immediately, even while youâre playing. Itâs so easy, short and uncomplicated that it will barely touch the sides. The post Lonely Guardian Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
This is our celebration of the essential titles to have released in 2025, without ever gracing the Xbox platform. The post The 2025 Essentials: The Best Games NOT On Xbox appeared first on TheXboxHub.
It's been a busy old year for XGP!Phew, what a busy year it's been for Xbox Game Pass in 2025! We've seen so many great games being added to the service over the past 12 months, a few of which have been Game of the Year contenders including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Hollow Knight: Silksong and a whole lot more.And of course, it's been very prolific from a first-party perspective in the process, with Xbox giving us Gears of War: Reloaded, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered,
Release dates for every January Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in January 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a January 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in January 2026:Read the full article on purexbox.com
Any Christmas presents to get stuck into?It's the final weekend of the year! Not a whole lot is going on right now when it comes to Xbox, but we're betting you've got a massive backlog to get stuck into this weekend, including any Christmas presents you might have received!Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article on purexbox.com
