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Sep 30Wed
  1. Eurogamer58

    Xbox Mythic Achievements roll out to Insiders and are awarded retroactively as far back as Xbox 360 games

    Microsoft has officially announced Xbox Mythic Achievements, the equivalent of PlayStation's Platinum Trophies, and they are rolling out to Xbox Insiders now. Mythics are earned by unlocking all other Achievements in a game, are unaffected by add-on Achievements added after release, and are awarded retroactively as far back as Xbox 360 games. They arrive alongside an Achievement tidy-up that adds a Gaming tab to profiles; no date has been given for a full rollout, and players can join the Xbox Insider Program via the Xbox Insider Hub.

  3. Pure Xbox24

    Big Break Showcase 2026: All the Biggest Xbox Reveals

    The Big Break Showcase 2026 featured updates and expansions for a range of Xbox games. Highlights included Satisfactory's first paid DLC Core Values, Goat Simulator 3's Ticket to Dizzyworld expansion on November 19, 2026, and Lightyear Frontier's 1.0 release on November 4, 2026. Neighbors: Suburban Warfare shadow dropped as free-to-play, and Deep Rock Galactic confirmed Seasons 07 and 08 plus a new expansion DLC.

  4. VGC36

    Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should 'keep the current generation as long as possible' as Xbox goes next-gen

    Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida told The Verge that Sony and Nintendo should keep the current hardware generation going as long as possible, since players are happy with PS5 and Switch 2 and rising component prices make them reluctant to replace their systems. He said Xbox faces a different situation, as the Xbox Series X/S trails the PS5 and the company is pushing ahead with its next-gen Project Helix console.

  5. Pure Xbox15

    Five New Xbox Games Close Out the Month, Including a Free-To-Play Shadow Drop (September 30)

    Five new games arrived on the Xbox Store on September 30, led by Neighbors: Suburban Warfare, a free-to-play multiplayer party brawler announced as a shadow drop at the Big Break Showcase with PvE and PvP modes. The other releases are The Vorlec, Cat Lines, King's Blade and Mia's Journey, all for Series X|S. Balloon Bomber, part of the Arcade Archives 2 series, was pushed to "midnight tonight" and will be covered in the October 1st roundup.

  6. VGC42

    Halo's former creative director urges Activision to hire laid off Bungie and Halo Studios devs

    Halo's former creative director Frank O'Connor has urged Activision to hire laid off Bungie and Halo Studios developers to build the next game in the series, saying it should keep the shooter's sandbox DNA. The Halo franchise is moving under Activision's control, with a new purpose-built Halo team separate from Call of Duty, while Halo Studios will be downsized to a small team supporting existing games. Earlier this year Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed significant cuts at Bungie affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members.

  7. VGC62

    Xbox's disc-to-digital feature rolls out to all players after Insider testing

    Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now available to all users, arriving with the next system update. Inserting a compatible Xbox One or Xbox Series X disc grants a digital licence while the disc still works, and the digital version can be played on disc-free consoles like the Series S, with support for Play Anywhere and Xbox Cloud Gaming on some titles. The feature also covers games delisted from the digital store, such as Deadpool, F1 2021, Minecraft: Story Mode, Rock Band 4 and Titanfall, though Xbox says not every disc yields a licence yet.

  8. Kotaku62

    Xbox's disc-to-digital rollout opens to all users

    After testing with Insiders, Xbox opened its disc-to-digital program to all Xbox users on September 29, letting most Xbox Series X and Xbox One physical discs claim a digital license. A Kotaku test with Injustice 2 showed a new Claim digital license option in the game's app menu, and playing the game also claims the license automatically. Xbox 360 and original Xbox games are not supported, some publishers have not joined, and a fan-made list suggests at least 1400 games are compatible; the author advises keeping the discs even after digitizing.

  9. Pure Xbox62

    Xbox Disc to Digital Goes Live With Over 1,500 Games Supported According to Fan Lists

    Xbox Disc to Digital has gone live for everyone after a brief Xbox Insider testing period, letting players claim a digital license for their physical Xbox One and Series X games. Microsoft offers no official compatibility list, but a fan-made site called XCT.live currently lists 1,568 supported games. Square Enix and Bandai Namco are not yet supporting the program, many early Xbox One discs from 2013 to mid-2014 are incompatible, and Xbox 360 games are not supported.

  10. Push Square62

    Xbox Begins Testing Mythics, Its Platinum Trophy Alternative

    Xbox has begun testing a new achievement feature called Mythics, which is earned by unlocking all of a game's achievements excluding DLC and updates, and it is retroactive. The feature is currently limited to Xbox Insiders beta testers and will roll out to everyone later. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had previously confirmed on social media that the team was working on something for later this year.

  11. Pure Xbox58

    Xbox Disc to Digital Is Now Live for Everyone, But You May Need to Force It Through

    Xbox announced that its disc to digital feature is now available to all Xbox console users, following a brief testing period for Xbox Insiders over the past few weeks. Xbox engineer Eden Marie said it should already be working, and Pure Xbox found it required a console restart; the feature appears to have shipped in the September 22nd update but stayed hidden. If it does not appear, users can go to Settings, General, Power Options and Restart Now, then claim the digital license when inserting an eligible disc or press the Menu button on a dashboard game tile. SEGA joined the Xbox Disc to Digital program earlier today, after Ubisoft joined a few weeks ago.

  12. Pure Xbox58

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 PC specs revealed, including ray tracing tier and new Collateral mode

    Infinity Ward revealed the PC specs for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, split into Minimum, Recommended and Ray Tracing tiers, with a built-in Benchmark Tool and a 90FPS target at Recommended settings. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR Redstone and Intel XeSS 3, with ray tracing in Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ. The new Collateral mode has teams alternating between attacking and defending two bomb sites, starting with pistols and earning in-game cash to spend on upgrades between rounds, with respawns, killstreaks, automatic health regeneration and custom loadouts disabled. The game launches on Xbox and PC on October 23, 2026, and will not be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.

  13. Pure Xbox36

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Shares 'First Look' At Unlocking The Mythic In Gears Of War: E-Day

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shown off a clip of unlocking the Mythic in Gears of War: E-Day, which requires completing all 55 achievements. The Mythic appears like a normal Xbox achievement at the bottom of the screen but comes with its own logo and sound clip. The feature is currently limited to Insiders and will be applied retroactively to Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series games.

  14. Xbox Wire43

    NBA The Run Kicks Off Its First Season With a Major Update

    NBA The Run has launched Wave One – 2000s Legends, its first and biggest seasonal update since launching in June, free on Xbox Series X|S. It adds five historic NBA legends — Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Dirk Nowitzki — unlockable individually for 5,000 Cred or together as DLC for $9.99 in the Microsoft Store. The update also brings Drive Cam and Drive Flip Cam, 11 licensed Run Anthems tracks, Championship Belts, Practice Mode and Custom Matches, plus new courts, dunks and taunts.

  15. Pure Xbox62

    Xbox officially confirms Mythic Achievements, rolling out today to Xbox Insiders

    Xbox has officially confirmed Mythic Achievements and detailed how they work, with Xbox Insiders getting an early look starting today. Players earn one by completing all original achievements in a game, DLC or update achievements are not required, and Mythic status is kept permanently, including for eligible Xbox 360 titles completed in the past. A new Gaming tab and a progress bar at the top of each achievement list track progress, with later achievements tagged as add-on, though the rollout is currently limited to the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings.

  17. Xbox Wire42

    Available for Xbox Insiders: Mythic Achievements, One of Our Most Player-Requested Features

    Starting today, Xbox Insiders can get an early look at Mythic Achievements, earned by completing all original achievements for a game, with later DLC or update achievements not required. Mythic status has already been applied retroactively to eligible games players completed in the past, including Xbox 360 titles, and a new Gaming tab on profiles shows achievements and progress toward Mythic.

Sep 29Tue
  3. Eurogamer32

    The Elder Scrolls Online is partly why Skyrim never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off, says Bethesda veteran

    Bethesda veteran Kurt Kuhlmann says The Elder Scrolls Online is partly why Skyrim never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off, since the MMORPG kept Elder Scrolls fans occupied with ongoing new content. He added that the rivalry sparked by New Vegas made Todd Howard protective of The Elder Scrolls series. Obsidian has since been confirmed to be working on a new Fallout game with Bethesda.

  5. Xbox Wire17

    Gears of War: E-Day and Xbox Team Up With Prince St. Pizza for "The Emergence Pie"

    Xbox and Prince St. Pizza announced a collaboration for the launch of Gears of War: E-Day, with the limited-edition Emergence Pie available at Prince St. Pizza locations across the U.S. and Toronto, Canada through November 1. Each purchase of the pie or a slice comes with a code for an in-game pizza emblem, and a limited-edition pizza cutter modeled after the game's Prototype Lancer is on sale at shop.princestreetpizza.com. Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam.

Sep 28Mon
  2. Pure Xbox22

    All New Games Coming to Xbox in October 2026

    Pure Xbox has rounded up every Xbox game with an October 2026 release date, along with the confirmed Xbox Game Pass lineup so far. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve arrives October 1, Gears of War: E-Day lands October 6, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23. On Game Pass, Keeper is confirmed for October 2 as a new XGP Premium addition.

  4. Pure Xbox58

    The Witcher 3 Remastered Xbox Series X|S Gameplay Footage Emerges

    The Witcher 3 Remastered arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on Tuesday, September 29th, and early gameplay footage has already surfaced from a third-party testing channel. On Xbox Series X the game offers Quality and Performance modes upscaled to 1800p, running at near-solid 30FPS and 60FPS respectively, while the Series S versions upscale to 1440p with similar frame rates but a noticeably worse look in Performance mode. The author notes this is only early footage and the final version will be judged once the full update goes live on Tuesday.

  5. Game Developer82

    Microsoft CEO says Xbox is simply 'streamlining' after cutting over 5,750 jobs in three years

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the Sources Podcast that the layoffs at Xbox are simply a natural streamlining process and that he feels fantastic about the current IP. Since acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in October 2023, Xbox has carried out five rounds of mass layoffs totaling at least 5,750 workers, with the latest round confirmed in July 2026 set to cut 3,200 people from Xbox Game Studios by the end of the current fiscal year, including the divestment of Compulsion Games, Double Fine and Undead Labs. Nadella said new Xbox boss Asha Sharma told him Xbox will achieve growth and produce some great games in the next fiscal year.

  7. 触乐62

    Can Blizzard break the StarCraft sequel curse?

    At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard announced an open-world shooter set in the StarCraft universe with a release date in 2030. The article recounts how StarCraft: Ghost was shelved in 2006 and confirmed cancelled in 2014, and how the Overwatch-engine project Ares was cancelled in 2019, while also reviewing the state of StarCraft 2, Stormgate and ZeroSpace. The new game is led by creative director Dan Hay, a former Far Cry producer, and is built around a single-player story set 70 years after the events of Legacy of the Void.

  9. GamesIndustry.biz71

    Microsoft CEO Nadella says Xbox has to invent a sustainable business model

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the Sources Podcast that Xbox needs to invent the right sustainable business model to deliver games to more people, and called the streamlining under new Xbox chief Asha Sharma great to see. He expects Xbox to return to growth in the next fiscal year, 2027/28. In July Xbox announced 3,200 layoffs and the divestment of five studios, with another 268 roles cut last week as Halo, Rare and Age of Empires moved under Activision; Matt Booty said two agreements for Ninja Theory fell through and consultation on a proposed closure will begin, while Arkane consultation continues through the end of the year.

Sep 27Sun
  1. Pure Xbox62

    Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers Across October and November 2026

    Two Xbox games are set to shut down their servers across October and November 2026, according to a Pure Xbox roundup. Rocket Racing, playable inside Fortnite, goes offline on October 1, 2026 for all Xbox consoles, while Call of Duty: Warzone shuts down only on Xbox One and PS4 when Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 begins in late October or early November, with the date still to be determined. The piece also notes that Sociable Soccer 25 servers close on September 28 and the Xbox 360 version of Toy Story 3 is delisted on September 29.

  2. Eurogamer60

    Xbox reportedly paying a fraction of the $400 million Kojima quoted Sony for Physint

    Multiple outlets say Xbox is paying far less than the reported $400 million budget for Hideo Kojima's stealth game Physint. Christopher Dring of The Game Business, who first cited the figure, later clarified Xbox is likely paying quite a bit less than what Kojima originally quoted Sony, while Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said his sources described the figure as significantly less and Windows Central's Jez Corden said it was only a fraction, with no actual number reported. Physint was originally a PlayStation project before Sony pulled funding after it exceeded budget and missed deadlines, and Xbox later picked up funding and publishing, with the deal including film and TV rights for Physint and improved terms for Kojima's horror game OD.

  3. Pure Xbox71

    Gears of War: E-Day Guide: Release Date, Release Times, Early Access and Game Pass Details on Xbox and PC

    Gears of War: E-Day launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 6th, with early access starting October 1st for buyers of the Premium Edition, Premium Upgrade Edition or Collector's Edition, both at 3pm UTC. The standard edition joins PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate on day one, but not Game Pass Essential, Premium or the new Starter tier, with Premium members expected to get it in October 2027. The game is expected to be around 100GB with pre-install beginning September 29th, supports Xbox Play Anywhere, and will not come to Xbox One, PS5 or Switch 2.

  5. Rock Paper Shotgun12

    The Sunday Papers: FF16's Middle Eastern Influences, Armored Core 6's Violence, and AI Research

    Rock Paper Shotgun's The Sunday Papers rounds up the week's games writing, including a critique of Final Fantasy XVI's shallow handling of Middle Eastern and North African cultural influences and a piece on violence and empowerment in Armored Core 6. It also features AI researcher Michael Cook on how AI papers now just ask an LLM to do something, plus writing on Microsoft layoffs and Bobby Kotick.

  6. Eurogamer42

    Minecraft still gains around 300,000 new players a day, Xbox boss reveals

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Minecraft still draws more than 300,000 first-time players on an average day, after 17-plus years and over 425 million copies sold. She also teased Minecraft Live content including Dungeons II, the first new dimension in more than 14 years, new creator tools, and Minecraft on Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 version is confirmed for an October 27 release, with a paid upgrade path for Switch 1 owners.

  7. Reddit · Gaming Leaks and Rumours43

    Windows Central: Xbox Is Paying a Fraction of What Sony Was Paying for PHYSINT; Deal Included Enhanced Terms for OD

    According to Jez Corden's article on Windows Central, Xbox's deal with Kojima Productions for PHYSINT is worth far less than the reported $400 million figure that Sony and PlayStation may have been on the hook for before cancelling. The deal also includes movie and TV licenses for PHYSINT and enhanced terms for OD, Kojima's atmospheric horror game for Xbox. Chris Dring had reported the $400 million budget on his podcast but walked the claim back after Bloomberg's Jason Schreier cast doubt on it.

  8. Eurogamer75

    Microsoft CEO calls Xbox's "streamlining" "great to see" despite cuts and layoffs

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the Sources podcast that he feels "fantastic" about Xbox's IP and studios, and called the ongoing streamlining by the team and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma "great to see." His comments came days after another 268 layoffs at Xbox, the apparent impending closure of Ninja Theory, and organizational changes including Obsidian moving under Bethesda, Playground and Turn 10 merging, Undead Labs going independent, and Rare, World's Edge and Halo moving under Activision. In July, Asha Sharma announced 3,200 job cuts, 1,600 of them effective immediately, with Double Fine and Compulsion Games allowed to go independent again.