A cinematic Xbox-inspired landscape spanning science fiction, racing and fantasy worlds

Independent. Australian. Xbox.

Twenty-five years.
One Xbox world.

Fresh games, big hardware and the stories that built Xbox, covered from an Australian perspective.

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Release radar

What Xbox players are watching

Four major games on the 2026 calendar.

28 July 2026

Halo: Campaign Evolved

The original campaign rebuilt for a new generation.

27 August 2026

Resonance

An ambitious new story enters the Xbox line-up.

29 September 2026

Minecraft Dungeons II

Block-built action returns with a bigger adventure.

6 October 2026

Gears of War: E-Day

The brutal origin story lands this spring in Australia.

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Hardware spotlight

Xbox marks 25 years with X25

A translucent green Series X, a matching controller and one very Australian question: when can we actually buy them here?

Announced7 June 2026
Release windowNovember, selected markets
Australian priceNot yet confirmed

Read the Australian buyer's guide

From the vault

Essential Xbox World reads

Reviews, interviews and moments worth revisiting.

Definitive list

The Best Xbox 360 Games of All Time

From Mass Effect 2 to Halo 3: the games that made a generation.

Read feature → History

The Complete History of Xbox

From DirectX Box to Series X|S and the road ahead.

Read feature → Review

Halo 4

343 Industries takes the reins and pushes the 360.

Read review → Review

Quantum Break

Remedy bends time across a game and television experiment.

Read review → Interview

Inside Forza Motorsport 2

Microsoft Game Studios on building an Xbox racing flagship.

Read interview →

Since the original Xbox era

Australian Xbox history, rebuilt for today

Xbox World Australia once covered launches, reviews and studio stories as they happened. This independent revival preserves that archive while following the next chapter of Xbox from an Australian point of view.

Twenty-five years.One Xbox world.