The XBOX Series X is Microsoft’s flagship gaming console, released in November 2020. It represents a significant leap in gaming technology, offering powerful performance, fast loading times, and enhanced graphics capabilities.
If you thought August was already a stacked month for XBOX Game Pass Wave 2, buckle up, because the second wave just dropped and it’s bringing some genuinely exciting day-one releases. We’re talking a highly anticipated prequel, a souls-like platformer, and a blood-soaked roguelite dungeon crawler, all landing on the service before the month wraps up.
Emergence Day is coming back to XBOX, and this time you can hold a piece of it in your hands. XBOX just pulled back the curtain on the Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Wireless Controller, and honestly, it might be the most brutal-looking accessory the brand has put out in years.
XBOX Free Play Days brings NBA 2K26, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Wax Heads, and Sports Renovations this weekend.
The latest XBOX Insider update can test chat audio captures, achievement sorting, cloud save recovery, while all players get 1,000-item wishlists.
Microsoft celebrates the XBOX 25th anniversary with community gamerpics, a 25th anniversary badge, curated Game Pass collections, and the full FanFest Tour schedule.
New XBOX Game Pass games: Gears of War: E-Day beta, Cricket 26, Date Everything!, and more land this August.
A leaked Xbox roadmap suggests Microsoft is preparing Xbox 360 games to PC, while a disc-to-digital program for Xbox One and Series X|S discs may be nearing launch.
XBOX returns to gamescom 2026 in Cologne to mark 25 years of play, with Modern Warfare 4, Gears of War: E-Day, and FanFest.
Next Week on XBOX: Every game coming July 27 to 31, including Halo: Campaign Evolved, Dispatch, Mistfall Hunter, and more.
XBOX Insiders are testing ad-supported game streaming, letting players stream select owned games for free with one-hour sessions.
Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and more headline a massive late-July XBOX Game Pass update across console, PC, cloud.
Next Week on XBOX brings Avatar Legends, The Planet Crafter, CULTIC, Forever Skies, Terminal Shift and more to Xbox July 20–24.
All new games coming Next Week on XBOX for July 13–17, 2026, including Game Pass, prices, and store links for Ascend to ZERO, Fogpiercer, MAVRIX, Wrap House Simulator, and more.
Play MLB The Show 26, The Alters, and Stuffed free on XBOX Game Pass this weekend with XBOX Free Play Days limited-time discounts.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, College Football 27, Palworld 1.0, Wuthering Waves, Echoes of Aincrad, and more hit next week on XBOX July 6–10.
Xbox Free Play Days brings Black Ops 7, Diablo IV, Ikonei Island, Demonschool and more to players with free trials and big discounts.
From RV road trips to college football and cozy horror, here’s every new game coming Next Week on Xbox, June 29 to July 3, with quick links.