News, reviews, articles on the topic Xbox Game Pass
Two credible insiders say Microsoft will reveal a sequel to a recent Xbox IP at Gamescom — developed not by Xbox Game Studios, but by an external team.
The new Plague Tale prequel lands day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on August 27, but Essential subscribers are locked out at launch.
Game Freak's first major action RPG outside Pokémon lands on Game Pass with mixed reviews, while The Coalition's multiplayer beta opens August 6.
A leaked Microsoft roadmap details backward compatibility plans stretching from 2026 to 2028 — including a way to swap physical discs for permanent digital licenses.
Master Chief's PlayStation debut topped the PS Store charts while drawing just 1% of daily active PS5 users — a Circana analyst explains why both facts can be true.
Xbox bet on a large catalog but ended up merely spending large sums
GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych revealed the deal covered development costs and then some — and was signed within a week of the first trailer dropping.
Xbox Game Pass adds eight titles in late July and early August, headlined by Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5, Xbox, and PC — a series first.
Microsoft's July clearout pulls two of the highest-rated games ever on the service — one a medieval grand strategy classic, the other a beloved hardcore platformer.
Internal dissent, a price cut, and Call of Duty's removal signal Microsoft may be retreating from the subscription model it bet everything on.
Microsoft announced the classic skating remaster for Game Pass on July 21, then silently removed it from the schedule — music licensing is the likely culprit.
Palworld exits early access on July 10, joining a wave of over a dozen titles hitting Xbox Game Pass this month — but act fast, ten games leave on July 15.
Undead Labs has been sold as part of Xbox's 3,200-job restructure, and the new owner gets to decide whether the zombie survival game lands on Game Pass at launch.
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has frozen negotiations with indie studios mid-deal, as Microsoft rethinks a subscription model that's bleeding money despite $20 billion in investment.
Microsoft's second June wave leans on back-catalog heavyweights, with FC 26 timed to the FIFA World Cup and eight titles leaving on June 30.
