It has a soundtrack disc and a bonus disc.

As we celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary this year, we've been looking into the archives and reminded ourselves of Soundtrack 1: The Definitive Xbox Compilation - a CD that featured the likes of The Crystal Method and Fatboy Slim.

The CD actually goes for a decent amount of money these days, and it's got a pretty cool cover too!

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The best snowboarding game ever made?

When we published our feature on Fable: Anniversary Edition a few weeks ago, I was personally so pleased to hear from Pure Xbox readers who had been inspired to play the game for themselves. Thank you to everyone who reached out — it's been amazing to hear that you've been enjoying it recently as well!

With that in mind, I thought I'd try it again this weekend, but with something that possibly won't have as much mass appeal. The Winter Olympics dominated much of my time during February, and therefore I've been feeling inspired to play a bit of NHL, maybe an old Olympic game or two... but mainly to check out the utterly superb SSX 3.

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Including the likes of Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition!

Looking for some cheap Xbox games as we head into March 2026?

With the Xbox Lunar New Year sale ending earlier this week, there are now just three current sales on the Xbox Store at the time of writing — a "Hits You Can't Miss" sale, a "Deep Silver and Friends" sale, and the usual set of Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. You will find some good stuff in each of these though, including some 90-95% reductions!

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Enjoying it so far?

By far the biggest release of last week was Resident Evil Requiem, with Capcom delivering the latest mainline instalment to Xbox players on Friday, February 27th. With that in mind, we're going to guess that a good chunk of you have spent some end-of-month pennies on this one already, and we want to know how you're getting on with the game so far.

Across the board, Resident Evil Requiem seems to be landing pretty well with fans and critics alike. Our own 9/10 review lined up almost exactly with the roughly-90 aggregate scores the game has gotten so far - with the title delivering on what a lot of players want from Capcom's premiere horror franchise.

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All the confirmed reveals so far.

Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 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.

It's worth noting that this is a very early list right now, with Microsoft expected to update and expand on the selection in the coming weeks. These games are just what's confirmed to date as we head into March!

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Including some great Game Pass titles!

Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 2-6! We've got quite a few notable releases on the way over the next few days, including the likes of Planet of Lana 2 and Bungie's Marathon, while an absolutely massive Game Pass title is arriving on Ultimate, Premium and PC in the form of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2!

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

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It's gotta be Resi 9, right?

February is almost over! Indeed, the cold grey skies of what feels like the longest winter ever are finally shifting here in the UK - just in time to stay in and play a big old horror game over the weekend, eh?

Here's what we're playing over the next few days:

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Including a pocket console dedicated to Banjo and Rare!

We mentioned back at the start of the year about how Xbox had begun licensing games for physical cartridges in 2025, and that more were planned in 2026 - and it turns out that two massive Xbox franchises are getting the treatment.

As you may have seen over at Time Extension yesterday, it's been announced that Banjo-Kazooie is taking the spotlight as part of a new Super Pocket handheld console developed by Evercade and Blaze Entertainment. The Super Pocket range is designed to provide an ultra-portable experience at a bargain price (£49.99 / $69.99), with the Rare Super Pocket featuring 14 games in all, including the aforementioned first Banjo game.

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What do you think of it?

Last night marked the start of the Marathon Server Slam beta ahead of the game's full release next week, and it's certainly been popular so far — it's reached a peak of 143,621 concurrent players on Steam alone!

But what about the impressions? Well, the Xbox Store is notoriously difficult to judge because of how people tend to leave unconstructive reviews on there, but for what it's worth, the rating is 2.7/5 on the US version of the Xbox Store based on almost 400 reviews so far.

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The old PC versions are getting delisted too.

Xbox is continuing to push the Xbox Play Anywhere program in a massive way right now, and it's just been discovered that over 60 ACA NEOGEO games have received the "Xbox Play Anywhere" tag on their Microsoft Store pages.

This also means that a handful of these games have been delisted for PC on the Microsoft Store, as they don't need to have separate versions anymore — one Xbox Play Anywhere game accounts for Xbox consoles and PC in one listing.

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It's called Beyond Words, and it's nothing like those two titles!

You'll find over 30 new releases coming to Xbox next week (we'll have the full roundup for you this Saturday), and one of them is bound to go under the radar — but it's from the creators of the GoldenEye 007 and TimeSplitters games!

The reason it might not get attention is because it's nothing like either of those two titles, taking the form of a roguelike strategy and word-crafting game called Beyond Words. The idea is to "journey through a living puzzle shaped by your decisions" where you'll "build powerful combos, unlock upgrades, and master a challenge where victory is spelled one letter at a time".

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Featuring Ubisoft expansions, LEGO DLC and more.

Xbox is hosting another one of its 'Buy One, Get Two Free' sales right now on the Microsoft Store, with this one focusing on expansions and DLC packs for a variety of different Xbox titles.

The main player here is Ubisoft, which is offering up expansions and DLC add-ons for a range of its games, including Star Wars Outlaws, the Assassin's Creed series, Far Cry and more. We've also got a variety of discounts for the likes of Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Hot Wheels Unleashed, LEGO Star Wars and others.

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