{"id":37163,"date":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consoleland.sk\/?p=37163"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:00:00","slug":"with-two-months-to-go-these-are-metacritics-10-best-xbox-games-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consoleland.sk\/?p=37163","title":{"rendered":"With Two Months To Go, These Are Metacritic&#8217;s 10 Best Xbox Games Of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/54317be4f0a92\/small.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Just before GTA 6 takes over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re getting closer and closer to producing our Pure Xbox Game of the Year roundup for 2026, and with that in mind, we recently asked you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/features\/talking-point-as-things-stand-whats-your-game-of-the-year-for-2026\">which games you considered <em>your<\/em> personal GOTY picks<\/a> before December rolls around.<\/p>\n<p>But what about Metacritic? 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