Xbox Game Pass News (Page 8)
News Highly-Rated Puzzler 'Inscryption' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 10)
'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam!
Although it's been a fairly quiet month for Xbox Game Pass additions so far, we do have a new arrival today in the form of Inscryption from Devolver Digital. This is a game that aims to be a big old mix of "deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror", which sounds like...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 10-13)
As part of Xbox Game Pass!
Xbox's latest Free Play Days lineup is now officially live, with Microsoft giving us a good four games to play for free over the course of the weekend. The clear headliner this week is 2K's Mafia 3, which brings some open-world Louisiana-flavoured shenanigans to the program. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup...
News Goat Simulator: Remastered Licks Its Way To Xbox Game Pass Next Month
Celebrating 10 years since the series began
You know what? November's Xbox Game Pass lineup is looking pretty stacked right now! It's been added to again today in the form of Goat Simulator: Remastered, which is heading to Series X and Series S on November 7th. Why exactly are we getting a remaster for this game? Well, even the official blurb...
News Black Ops 6 'The Story So Far' Intro Lands To Ease You In On Xbox Game Pass
Catch up on Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is about to make its big bombastic debut on Xbox Game Pass in just a few short weeks here, and ahead of that huge launch, the team at Treyarch has thrown together a 'Story So Far' trailer to catch you up on the story of Black Ops. As usual, we've thrown this trailer up above for you to feast your eyes...
News Xbox Game Pass's Newest Addition Is Perfect For Achievement Hunters
An extremely easy 1000 gamerscore
It's going under the radar today, but we've got a new addition to Xbox Game Pass! It's arrived in the form of Mad Streets, which is a physics-based fighting game that seems to have plenty in common with Gang Beasts and Party Animals. If the trailer, the description and the "Very Positive" Steam rating aren't enough...
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In November 2024
Some early predictions!
Update: Microsoft has now begun confirming the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in November 2024. We'll continue to update this guide accordingly when our predictions turn out to be correct - they're marked in bold in the table. <related ids="173987,174591"> What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in November 2024? Well, Microsoft...
News Xbox Game Pass Members Can Claim Two Free Movies This Halloween
But only in certain regions
Halloween is almost upon us, and Xbox is celebrating the occasion by giving away two movies for FREE as part of October 2024's Xbox Game Pass Perks! There's inevitably a catch though... they're only available in certain regions. In fact, we have a feeling it's only Xbox users in the United States that can claim Saw and...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 3-6)
As part of Xbox Game Pass!
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived for the first weekend of October! This week, we have a selection of two titles to choose from, with one of them being a 2024 title in The Land Beneath Us. Anyway, here's the full Free Play Days lineup this week: Matchpoint: Tennis Championships The Land Beneath Us You'll need a...
News Three Additions Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass Today (October 2)
Including some additions to GP Standard!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update for October 2024! Today, we have three new additions to the service across two different tiers - with Microsoft choosing to bulk out its Game Pass Standard offering as well. Here's some more information on your latest Game Pass ref
News Five Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early October 2024
The first departures of the month
Xbox has now confirmed the first batch of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass in early October 2024, with five games in total set to depart in a couple of weeks' time - including the likes of Scorn and Everspace 2. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in the very near future: Date Game Platform O
News YouTuber MVG Takes A Look At New Xbox One Emulation On Windows PC
It's very limited for now, though
YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer has just uploaded a brand-new video discussing Xbox One emulation on PC, and how the scene is starting to grow over there. For the longest time, emulating Microsoft's last-gen machine hasn't been easy, but new 'translation layer' techniques mean that certain projects seem to be moving...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In September?
Age of Mythology? Riders Republic? Trials of Mana?
Well, unless something crazy happens over the weekend or on Monday, we're officially finished with new Xbox Game Pass titles for the month of September. It's been a little quiet at times, but we've also seen some great new additions! Perhaps the biggest highlights include the likes of Age of...
News October 2024's Xbox Game Pass List Is Looking Surprisingly Empty So Far
Microsoft is keeping quiet for now
It's always around this time of the month that we start highlighting what's next for Xbox Game Pass, but unfortunately, we can't give you a full list of October 2024's Xbox Game Pass titles - because we only have one confirmed game so far. That game is, of course, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Its arrival marks one...
Rumour Blizzard Is Supposedly Working On A New StarCraft Shooter
Hell, it's about time
Until yesterday, it didn't seem like Blizzard's legendary StarCraft series would be making a comeback any time soon, and now, both titles are on their way to PC Game Pass. If this wasn't already enough for one week, there are also new rumours about a supposed "StarCraft shooter" being in development. During a chat with IGN...
Guide How To Download The Free NHL 25 Trial With EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
10 hours of ice time
It's almost time for another season of hockey, and that means NHL 25 is on the horizon! The game's EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate free trial goes live this Friday, allowing members to check out 10 unrestricted hours. Keep in mind that NHL 25 isn't coming to Xbox One for the first time this year, so the free trial only...
News Six Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At Tokyo Game Show 2024
Four of which are shadow drops!
The Tokyo Game Show has been a great place for Xbox Game Pass reveals over the last few years, and today's Xbox event was no exception with six titles announced for the service - four of which are available to play TODAY! You could say the highlights here are the Squ
News StarCraft Remastered & StarCraft 2 Coming To PC Game Pass This November
Surprise!
Xbox has opened its Tokyo Game Show livestream with a bombshell today - StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection are coming to PC Game Pass later this year. Yep, announced by Phil Spencer himself as the broadcast kicked off, these two Blizzard classics are finally being made available on the Game Pass service...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 26-29)
Included With Xbox Game Pass
Welcome to your latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup! Today, Microsoft has set live its next batch of FPD titles, with three games hitting the service for this coming weekend. Here's what you can play with Xbox Free Play Days this week: Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Sudden Strike 4 - European...
PSA Microsoft Is Discontinuing The Xbox Game Pass Mobile App In November
"We’re streamlining the mobile app experience"
Xbox's September 2024 update is quite a biggie, with features like game update preloads coming as a handy new feature for the next console update. However, as part of today's news, Microsoft has also announced that it plans to shut down the Xbox Game Pass mobile app. Starting in November 2024, when...
News After Leaving Xbox Game Pass, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Gets Price Slashed
A bloody massacre
Last month, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre left the Xbox Game Pass service after a year on the market, and now publisher Gun Interactive has decided to give the game a permanent price cut. Taking to social media this week, the team has announced that the multiplayer slasher will now cost players just $19.99, down from the previous...
Reminder Nine Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Weekend (September 30)
So many games, so little time
Last week, Microsoft revealed a huge list of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass - with 10 games initially said to be departing the service at the end of the month. Thankfully though, one of those has now been chalked off the list, with Warhammer 40K: Darktide now staying on Xbox Game Pass. Phew. However, nine games are...
News Stardew Valley's 1.6 Console Update Comes To Xbox This November
Creator thanks fans for their patience
Yesterday, Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone finally locked in a console release date for the anticipated Version 1.6 update. It will roll out on November 4th, 2024, and as part of this, it will also include the latest build 1.6.9, which will launch on the PC around the same time. Here's the...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Scores 'Radical Reptiles' DLC Update
Cowabunga!
Update: During Sony's State of Play broadcast, this "Radical Reptiles" DLC update was officially confirmed for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. It's out today on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Original: Out of nowhere, Tribute Games and Dotemu have revealed a DLC update is on the way to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. An...
Poll How Excited Are You For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 On Xbox Game Pass?
Is it a big deal to you?
We're fast approaching October and the arrival of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Xbox Game Pass, which as things stand is the only game confirmed for the service next month... it's probably the only one that matters for some people as well! This is a massive get for Microsoft, and it's going to be fascinating to see just how...
News Palworld Dev Pocketpair Responds To Nintendo Lawsuit
It's accused of "patent infringement"
Following Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filing a "patent infridgement lawsuit" against the Palworld developer Pocketpair, the indie developer has now issued its own formal response. Here it is in full: Yesterday, a lawsuit was filed against our company for patent infringement. We have received notice of...
News Co-Op Battler '33 Immortals' Gets New Playtest Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Xbox Insiders can sign up now
(Update): We have been informed by Xbox that the below Game Pass launch date was posted in error by Microsoft, and that the development team is still figuring out its release date. The playtest is going ahead as planned. (Original Story): 33 Immortals, the upcoming co-op action roguelite from Thunder Lotus Games, is...
News Xbox Shares Roadmap For Various Upcoming 'Day One' Game Pass Titles
Up to February 2025!
(Update): We have been informed by Xbox that 33 Immortals' Game Pass launch date is not January 25th and was was posted in error by Microsoft. The 33 Immortals team is still figuring out its release date, but the rest of the roadmap is accurate at the time of writing. (Original story): As you probably know, we're always...
News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 20)
Including a nice bonus from EA!
Microsoft has another Xbox Game Pass update for us today, folks. We've got a couple of fresh additions to the library today - including a day one PC Game Pass drop and a brand-new EA Play trial. Without further ado, here's some more information on these new Game Pass additons: EA Sports FC 25 (Console, PC) - 10 Hour...
News Xbox Game Pass's PowerWash Simulator Gets Even Weirder With New Shrek Crossover
"Restore Shrek’s Swamp to its former glory"
The PowerWash Simulator devs have just revealed their next crossover DLC, and this game's post-launch support is getting weirder and wackier by the minute. The team's next collaboration, which will be a paid DLC pack, features everyone's favourite green ogre (probably) - Shrek. Yep, players will be able...
News Wargroove 2 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 19)
Now live on the service!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Developer Chucklefish's Wargroove 2 has just gone live on the Xbox Store, and it's available right away in the Game Pass library - as announced earlier this week. So, here's a quick introduction to this new Game Pass title as it makes its Xbox debut:
News Free Play Days Gets Bumper Weekend As Xbox Adds 10 Games To Service (September 19-22)
Take your pick!
Well folks, we have a huge Free Play Days offering to enjoy this weekend. Microsoft has decided to bring a total of 10 games to the program this week, with a fantastic mix of titles on offer as part of the team's weekly free trial service. Now, we will add one caveat that Ghostrunner 2 isn't showing up as installable for us at the...
News Nintendo And The Pokémon Company File Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer
Palworld arrived on Game Pass earlier this year
The Xbox and Game Pass hit Palworld is in the firing line of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company this week, with the Japanese companies filing a "patent infringement lawsuit" in Tokyo District Court against the creator Pocketpair. Here is Nintendo's statement in full: "Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto,...
News Call Of Duty: MW3's Spooky Season 6 Update Now Live On Xbox Game Pass
Subscribers can dive in now!
Season 6 is now live for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, marking the first seasonal content drop to come after the arrival of the latest COD on Xbox Game Pass. As we near October, things are gearing up for Halloween season in MW3 and Warzone, as you can probably tell by the creepy lead image and the season's launch...
News Frostpunk 2 Xbox Release Confirmed For 2025, PC Version Debuts To Fantastic Reviews
It's on PC Game Pass day one!
You want the good news? Frostpunk 2 officially arrives later this week on Friday, September 20th, and it's getting some really fantastic reviews so far. The bad news is that we'll have to wait until 2025 to play it on Xbox Series X and S. Yes, this new "society survival game" is heading to PC Game Pass on day one, and...
Guide EA Sports FC 25: Release Date, Release Times & Xbox Game Pass Details
Early access begins this week!
It's that time of year again, folks! We've got another football game on the way this month in the form of EA Sports FC 25 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and as usual they're rolling it out across an early access schedule first. We've been struggling to keep track of these EA Sports FC 25 release dates...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 19-24)
The latest batch of confirmed additions
Microsoft has just announced a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles coming in mid-late September, which amounts to three games in all including a new first-party title, and there's also a free trial for EA Sports FC 25 on the way. Don't forget we've been treated to two new additions on Xbox Game Pass
News 10 Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late September 2024
It's a big old list this month...
Update: Microsoft has now officially revealed the leaving list via Xbox Wire, and at the time of this update, it's missing Warhammer 40K: Darktide as an upcoming departure. We're still seeing it via the Xbox Game Pass app, so we'll leave it in the table below, but this is just something to
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 17)
One being a big ActiBlizz bonus!
Welcome to your latest Game Pass update, Xbox fans! Today, we have a couple of new additions to the library, although one of those is actually a bunch of new freebies for Blizzard's Overwatch 2. Still, we thought it was worth mentioning them - and down below is introduction to those OW2 goodies, alongside your other...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: Which Of The Four Tiers Is Best To Sign Up For?
It's all getting a bit confusing now
Following the recent arrival of Xbox Game Pass Standard, there are now four tiers of Game Pass that you can subscribe to as of September 2024, and knowing which is the best one to join can be pretty tricky at first glance. Let's break them down, shall we? Xbox Game Pass Core is the cheapest version of the...
Poll What Do You Think Of Riders Republic On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Enjoying it as much as us?
It's been a quiet old week for Xbox Game Pass, but we were at least treated to a big addition from Ubisoft on Wednesday in the form of Riders Republic. It might be a bit old now, but this extreme sports title is still popular in 2024! To be honest, we haven't really dipped into Riders Republic in a while - not since the...
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Palworld Considering Free-To-Play Live Service Model
Update: The developer says it's "no longer suitable"
Update [Sun 15th Sep, 2024 12:00 BST]: Pocketpair has responded to the recent headlines regarding the idea of Palworld going free-to-play. The interview published earlier this week where the company CEO spoke about this was apparently conducted "several months ago" and the team has already...
Reminder Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Weekend (September 15)
Including a couple of particularly popular titles
As we head into the weekend, we wanted to remind you that six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass over the next few days - specifically five of them on Sunday, September 15th, and then there's also an EA Play departure next Monday. There are a bunch of excellent titles to check out before then,...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 12-15)
Four big titles to choose from this weekend!
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again this week with four games that are playable for free as part of your Xbox Game Pass subscription, including some very popular titles such as Rainbow Six Siege and UFC 5! Here's what's included with Xbox Free Play Days from September 12-15, 2024: Classified: France...
News The Xbox Game Pass Conversion Ratios Have Gotten Worse This Week
Following the arrival of Xbox Game Pass Standard
As you may well know, it's been possible for a long time now to convert different types of Xbox Game Pass tiers into other ones - one of the most popular methods has been to convert Xbox Game Pass Core into an Ultimate membership. For example, until recently, you'd have been able to convert Core into...
News Riders Republic Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 11)
A fantastic extreme sports game
It's been a quiet few days for September's Xbox Game Pass lineup, but we've got a big new addition today in the form of Ubisoft's Riders Republic! The extreme sports game is now available across Xbox One, Series X and Series S. When we reviewed this one at launch back in 2021, we gave Riders Republic an "Excellent"...
News Xbox's New 'Standard' Game Pass Tier Is Now Available To Everyone
You can subscribe as of today
Today's the day for the new tier of Xbox Game Pass known as Xbox Game Pass Standard! Microsoft has begun rolling out this membership option publicly, giving everyone the ability to sign up at a price of £10.99 / $14.99 per-month. Xbox Game Pass Standard - Standard 1 Month (Xbox Store) As mentioned before, the idea...
Guide Xbox Game Pass In 2024: The Full List Of Everything Announced So Far
The complete list of all games
Xbox Game Pass continues to fill up for 2024, and if you're looking for a list of everything coming to Game Pass in 2024, you've come to the right place! Below, we've picked out the complete list of games announced for Xbox Game Pass in 2024 so far, and we'll keep updating this as more are announced throughout the...
News Stalker 2 Dev Reveals Estimated Game Length, Praises Xbox For 'Spectacular' Support
It's still coming to Xbox Game Pass this November!
We're getting closer and closer to the arrival of Stalker 2 on Xbox Game Pass this November, and following our recent hands on with the title at Summer Game Fest a couple of months ago, we've been eager to get back to it ever since! It sounds like there's going to be plenty to enjoy when it arrives...
Reminder Persona 3 Reload Expansion Releases For Free On Xbox Game Pass This Week
You can still claim it via XGP Perks
The upcoming lineup of Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2024 is looking pretty light as things stand, but we're expecting more reveals soon - and a lot of people are probably forgetting about a free expansion releasing this Tuesday. OK, so it's not technically "free"... you need to be subscribed to Xbox Game...
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In October 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
