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Gaming News September 15, 2026, 11:15 AM
Microsoft quietly updated Game Pass Essential with two new games: No Man's Sky and theHunter: Call of the Wild. The additions appeared without any official announcement, while the Xbox Store pages provided the first clear sign that both titles had reached Microsoft's cheapest service tier. -
Gaming News September 15, 2026, 09:35 AM
A new rumor suggests Microsoft could strip one of Xbox Game Pass's biggest perks: day-one access to new releases. The claim comes from ResetEra moderator Slayven, who says a broader service overhaul is on the way, though Microsoft has not confirmed any of it. -
Over 40% of people who cancelled Game Pass and PS Plus cite price as the reason — and it's not the ceiling yet
Gaming News September 11, 2026, 11:29 PM
A game catalog is stopping being a winning argument. More and more, people are dropping a subscription not because there's nothing to play, but because it simply doesn't fit the budget anymore. -
Gaming News September 8, 2026, 09:27 AM
Some Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are seeing promotional monthly rates that vary by account, and the offers can be lower than the standard U.S. price. The reports first surfaced after Reddit user Synthlov3r posted that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was offered at $16.09 per month for 12 months before returning to $22.99 per month. -
Gaming News September 7, 2026, 11:48 AM
TCL Smart TV owners in more than 25 countries will soon be able to stream supported Xbox games without a console or PC. Microsoft announced the partnership on September 4, 2026, saying the Xbox app will arrive on select TCL models in the coming months. -
Gaming News September 2, 2026, 08:18 AM
Microsoft announced the first wave of September 2026 Game Pass updates, and Cyberpunk 2077 is among the games set to leave the service on September 15. The game will be removed from the Cloud and Console libraries, ending a run of about six months after it was added in March 2026. -
Gaming News August 18, 2026, 07:08 PM
Microsoft announced the second August 2026 Game Pass wave, and the month's lineup is more notable for what is leaving than what is arriving. The games are set to leave the service on 31 August, and Microsoft also said that this month's second Game Pass wave includes only a limited number of new additions. -
Gaming News August 11, 2026, 03:54 PM
Today, August 11, three new games joined Xbox Game Pass. All three are available through the Premium tier, while one of them has also been added to Ultimate and PC Game Pass. -
Gaming News August 4, 2026, 05:37 PM
Microsoft has unveiled the first wave of Xbox Game Pass titles arriving this August. Subscribers can look forward to several major releases, including Beast of Reincarnation, PowerWash Simulator 2, Date Everything!, Cricket 26, Mio: Memories in Orbit, and more. On top of that, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members will get early access to the Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta later this week. -
Gaming News July 21, 2026, 09:08 PM
Mike Brown, the former creative director on Forza Horizon 5, said in a MinnMax interview that Xbox Game Pass needed far more subscribers at the right price to justify the money Microsoft poured into it. -
Microsoft Reveals the Next Wave of Game Pass Titles, Including Halo: Campaign Evolved and Beast of Reincarnation
Gaming News July 21, 2026, 04:56 PM
Microsoft has unveiled the second wave of games coming to XBOX Game Pass in late July and early August. Subscribers can look forward to several major day-one releases as well as a number of notable additions to the library, with Halo: Campaign Evolved and Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation standing out as the biggest highlights. -
Gaming News July 18, 2026, 09:06 PM
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says the internal backlash around Game Pass is strong enough that Xbox could eventually rethink how it uses the service, including a move away from putting new releases on day one. -
Gaming News July 9, 2026, 02:19 AM
Buckshot Roulette has launched on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Microsoft PC Store, and it is available through Game Pass right away. The surprise release also means the game is now playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming, with Xbox Play Anywhere support included. -
Gaming News July 6, 2026, 08:44 PM
Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's subscription service for PC and Xbox consoles, currently counts around 30 million subscribers — significantly below both last year's numbers and the company's own projections. According to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, this figure is a notable drop from the 34 million subscribers reported in 2024, and far less than Microsoft had planned for at this stage. -
Gaming News July 6, 2026, 07:30 PM
State of Decay 3, the anticipated zombie action game for PC and Xbox Series X/S, faces an uncertain future on Xbox Game Pass after Undead Labs' departure from Xbox ownership. The studio is transitioning to a new, yet-unnamed owner, casting doubt on the game's previously promised subscription release. -
Gaming News June 29, 2026, 09:37 PM
An unusual advertisement for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has been spotted online. Surprisingly, the publisher is using the game's absence from the Xbox Game Pass subscription service as a key marketing point. -
Indie Games Have a Problem: Xbox Has Reportedly Paused New Third-Party Games on Game Pass — and Is Preparing a Major Overhaul of the Service
Gaming News June 28, 2026, 05:38 PM
Game Pass may be in for a serious shake-up. According to an insider known as eXtas1stv, Xbox has frozen the signing of new deals with third-party studios to add their games to the subscription — and did so amid a review of the entire strategy for the service, and indeed its gaming business as a whole. Microsoft has neither officially confirmed nor denied this information, so it should be treated as a rumor, but the source is a well-known one in the industry. -
Gaming News May 27, 2026, 03:53 PM
It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally hinted at part of the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase 2026 lineup ahead of the official presentation. Players recently noticed that several major unreleased titles suddenly appeared in the “Coming Soon to Game Pass” section, despite still lacking official release dates. With the showcase right around the corner, the discovery quickly sparked speculation about possible announcements and new trailers. -
Gaming News April 24, 2026, 10:14 PM
Following a series of leaks, new details have emerged about a potential Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition — and according to insider billbil-kun, it appears to be a rather unusual hybrid between cloud streaming access and a stripped-down Game Pass library. -
Is Microsoft Changing the Rules? Xbox Game Pass Might Become a "Build-Your-Own" Subscription—Pay Only for What You Play
Gaming News April 22, 2026, 08:03 PM
Microsoft appears to be gearing up for the next stage in subscription evolution. After recently lowering the price of Xbox Game Pass, the company is reportedly considering launching a fully customizable plan that would let users build their own subscription from the ground up.
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