A bumper month for the retro archives series.

Back in May, we mentioned how 17 Arcade Archives games had already been released for Xbox throughout 2026, and that pattern has continued over the past few months, to the point where we're now at 38 games in total!

There are some pretty huge ones in the mix here as well, including the surprise arrival of Tekken back in July. The problem with Arcade Archives is that the new releases aren't announced way ahead of time, so they end up shadow dropping on the Xbox Store and get easily missed. We've had six new releases in August alone!

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But the studio will soon no longer be owned by Xbox.

Gamescom was so busy over the past few days that a major upcoming Xbox title actually got lost in the shuffle! We're talking about State of Decay 3, which is now set to release in 2027 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and PS5.

The studio behind the game (Undead Labs) has been hosting various Alpha playtests over the past few months, and they're now planning for a Closed Beta before the end of 2026, with signups available on the State of Decay website.

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The closures we know about so far.

A new month is once again upon us, so it's time to look at the upcoming server shutdowns on Xbox in September 2026, and fortunately there aren't too many to discuss this time around.

The most notable one here is probably GRID Legends, which is turning off its online features on September 11th. Another sports title is also shutting down its online servers in the form of Sociable Soccer 25 on September 28th. The offline portions for both of these titles will still continue to work after those shutdown dates.

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The latest major addition to Xbox Game Pass.

It's only been around 24 hours since Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy dropped on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, but considering it's such a big release, we wanted to round up your initial impressions on it!

For those who haven't been tracking the game, it's a prequel to the beloved A Plague Tale: Innocence and Requiem titles, and the reviews have been good for it, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave it an "Excellent" 9/10.

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All the confirmed reveals so far.

Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over the next few weeks.

Without further ado, here's a list of all new games coming soon on Xbox Game Pass in September 2026 (so far):

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Including at least five Game Pass titles!

Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 31 - September 5! We've got some huge releases coming our way over the next few days including The Blood of Dawnwalker and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to at least five new additions with potentially more to be revealed very soon.

Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:

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Who's up for a tactical insertion? Anyone?

Well, that's a wrap on Gamescom for another year, which means it's time to get back to our regular weekend schedule of playin' games!

The Modern Warfare 4 Beta is up and running again for it's final weekend, but don't forget this week's Free Play Days and the hefty Gamescom discounts on the Xbox Store too!

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It's open to everyone now!

As we head into the weekend, we wanted to give you a reminder that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta is now officially free for everyone to check out, following a period of early access for people who had pre-ordered it.

There's reason to dive back in if you played in the first weekend too, as various new features are being added to this specific weekend of the beta including new maps and game modes, along with improvements to gameplay.

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"I feel great about that.".

When Fable was delayed to February 2027 in May, we pretty much all knew exactly why Xbox had made that decision - they wanted to release nowhere near Grand Theft Auto 6, and allow Fable to have the spotlight at another time.

A date had never been penned in for Fable prior to that point, but a new Gamescom interview with IGN reveals that October 2026 was the release target for Playground Games, so that's what they were aiming for before the delay.

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Based on the PS5 footage from the Extended Look.

Last night's GTA 6 Extended Look was obviously a massive hit, and the fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been racking up a ton of attention today with their "Extended Look analysis" of the 26-minute gameplay showcase.

They spend a lot of time talking about just how amazing it all looked, particularly in terms of character rendering, hair simulation, skin shading, specular reflections, diffuse global illumination and various other things, while also highlighting the internal resolution and frame rate of the Extended Look preview.

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"Perhaps the most surprising finding in our testing".

We're sure you're aware that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is officially out now on Xbox Game Pass, but what you might not know is that the Xbox Series X version actually performs best out of all consoles, including the PS5 Pro.

The surprising discovery was made by Digital Foundry during their analysis of the game, with the team pointing out that the Xbox Series X "consistently delivers a tighter frame-rate and better optimisation" over PlayStation.

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Bigby returns in October.

There's been a lot of news across a lot of showcases this week for Gamescom 2026, but one of the games that we didn't get much attention was The Wolf Among Us Remastered, even though it's just been dated for Xbox One, Series X and Series S.

This new version of the Telltale Games classic is launching on October 29th, promising a "rebuilt and refined" take on the narrative adventure that first debuted in the Xbox 360 days. We're talking enhanced visuals, refined character and environment presentation, an updated user interface, upgraded animation and audio, higher resolutions and smoother performance, along with over an hour's worth of behind-the-scenes content.

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