Tag Archives: Game Pass

A rumour has been circulating this week claiming that Microsoft is preparing major changes to Xbox Game Pass in 2027, including the removal of day‑one releases from the service. Microsoft has already commented on the matter, offering a partial response to the speculation.

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced, and it is one of the biggest waves of the year, with 14 more games joining the library over the next few weeks, including major first-party games like Gears of War E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons 2.

Microsoft appears to be exempting some Xbox Game Pass subscribers in certain regions from the upcoming cloud‑gaming time limits, while also testing personalised subscription discounts for select users. According to a screenshot shared by Reddit user the_spensa and additional reports highlighted by PureXbox, some subscribers have received emails stating they …

In an unsurprising move, Microsoft has reportedly slashed its unlimited Xbox Cloud Streaming due to the “compute demands for AI.”

Xbox Game Pass is set to lose one of its most marketed features: no longer offering unlimited cloud streaming from November onwards.

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced. This month, we will see Black Ops Cold War added, continuing the slow roll out of older COD titles to Game Pass.

GeForce Now adds 12 more games to its library this week, including four titles available through Game Pass. Nvidia has also expanded browser support, with Firefox on Windows now offering native support for GFN streaming.

Microsoft has announced the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, headlined by Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, which arrives as a day‑one release later this month. A number of other new titles will also be joining the library across console, PC and cloud.

Microsoft has announced the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, with Grounded 2 expanding access to more subscription tiers, coinciding with the game's largest update yet.

Following months of leaks and rumours, Microsoft has officially announced that it will begin to test ad-support game streaming through the cloud.

A couple of months ago, Microsoft launched Game Pass Starter Edition, an even cheaper version of the Game Pass service intended to be bundled with other subscription services. Game Pass Starter Edition first became a free add-on for Discord Nitro subscribers but now, it is also being made available to …

Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass. For starters, Hell is Us is joining the service this week after a year on the market, offering a very non-linear post-apocalyptic adventure that will test your wits and combat skill. The big headliner though is of course …

Despite owning the IP, Microsoft has reversed its decision to bring Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 to Xbox Game Pass – offering no reason as to why.

Microsoft has now announced its Xbox Game Pass line-up for July, with the headliner for the month being Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.

Years on from its last official update, Xbox Game Pass is reportedly still hovering around 30 million subscribers - far less than Microsoft was hoping for.

Despite major sweeping changes at Xbox, Game Pass is seemingly remaining core to the console maker, with new and future deals still being signed by Microsoft.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is now being promoted with a surprising tagline – “NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS”. Infinity Ward has begun using this phrase in early marketing materials for the game, directly highlighting the fact that the next Call of Duty title will not launch on Microsoft’s …

Since taking over as Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma has begun a broad reset of the business, a shift that has included lowering Game Pass prices, introducing new ‘pay later’ financing options for hardware and cutting operating costs. Now, it appears investment in securing third‑party Game Pass partnerships may also be slowing.

When Asha Sharma stepped in as the new head of Xbox earlier this year, one of the very first things she did was partially undo a Game Pass price hike from 2025. Now we know why, as it is claimed that Microsoft lost ‘millions' of subscribers following the price hikes. …

While the batch of titles in this month's first Game Pass library update was huge, the second wave is a bit smaller. With that said, it does include some big names, including Call of Duty, EA Sports FC and even the latest Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remake. Call of Duty: …

Just days on from its full, wide release, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 has already exceeded 6 million total players.

The next wave of Game Pass titles has been announced. Over the next couple of weeks, 14 more games will be joining the Game Pass library, including Forza Horizon 6, Luna Abyss and more. 

Last month, leaks pointed towards a new Game Pass ‘Starter Edition' tier becoming available, potentially tied in with Discord Nitro. Now weeks later, Game Pass Starter Edition has become an official product.  Starting from today, Discord users who subscribe to the Nitro membership will also get access to Game Pass …

We've entered a new month, which means it is time for another wave of Game Pass titles. The headliner for May 2026 should come as no surprise, as Playground Games' Forza Horizon series returns with its sixth entry. There are a dozen or so other games hitting Game Pass before …

Over the past week, dataminers have discovered references to a new ‘Starter Edition' tier of Game Pass, one that lowers the price floor further with a limited selection of games. Now thanks to one notorious leaker, we know what titles Microsoft is targeting for this new Game Pass tier.  Billbil-kun, …

Asha Sharma has been in charge of Xbox for just a couple of months at this point but we are already starting to see some significant changes. For starters, last year's Game Pass price hikes have been reversed. Next on the agenda is a re-evaluation of how Xbox handles exclusives.  …

Earlier this week, we learned that Microsoft was reversing last year's price hike on PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions. Alongside that, Microsoft also appears to be testing out ideas for new, cheaper tiers of the Game Pass service.  Dataminers like Redphx have discovered new strings on the …

Xbox’s new CEO Asha Sharma has been quick to take action following the executive’s recent appointment, announcing that Game Pass prices would be coming down, while Call of Duty will no longer be a day-one addition to the service. Teasing even more changes, Sharma has revealed that Xbox’s partnership with the social platform Discord is set to grow further.

Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed that it would be unwinding last year's Game Pass price hike, reducing the price for both Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Now, the UK price changes have been confirmed.  As we know already, over in the US, Game Pass Ultimate is coming down …

Many criticised last year's Game Pass price hikes. When new Xbox leadership came into place in 2026, we began to hear that people within Microsoft now deemed the service as too expensive. That turned out to be true, as Microsoft is now bringing Game Pass prices back down.  As first …