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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. -
Gaming News April 20, 2026, 08:11 PM
Microsoft has unveiled the latest wave of titles hitting Game Pass in late April and early May 2026. Several of these projects will be available as Day One releases. -
Gaming News April 20, 2026, 04:35 PM
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden once again criticized Game Pass, after which Xbox CEO Asha Sharma showed up in the comments and said she “would be happy to talk in person sometime.” Console wars, after all. -
Hades 2 Launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S — Now Available on Game Pass and Receives a Major Update
Gaming News April 14, 2026, 10:25 PM
Hades 2 continues to expand its audience—on April 14, the game officially launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, accompanied by a major post-release update. Developers at Supergiant Games emphasized that support for the project is far from over, and this new patch marks another step forward in the game’s ongoing evolution. -
Has Game Pass Become Too Expensive for Gamers? Rumor Has It Xbox Is Planning a Major Overhaul After Price Hikes
Gaming News April 13, 2026, 09:56 PM
It looks like Xbox is gearing up for a serious rethink of its Xbox Game Pass subscription strategy. According to The Verge, a recent internal memo from Microsoft’s new head of gaming, Asha Sharma, contained a rare admission for a top executive: the current Game Pass model has become “too expensive for players.” -
Gaming News March 24, 2026, 10:28 PM
Asha Sharma, the new head of Microsoft’s gaming division, is reportedly considering changes to the Xbox Game Pass strategy in a bid to expand its audience and boost the appeal of the Xbox ecosystem. -
Gaming News March 3, 2026, 09:53 PM
Microsoft has unveiled the first wave of titles joining Game Pass in March. The lineup is stacked with heavy hitters, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and several other notable additions. -
Gaming News February 3, 2026, 07:42 PM
Microsoft has revealed which games will arrive on Game Pass in the first half of February. The list includes Final Fantasy 2, High on Life 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and more. -
Gaming News January 18, 2026, 10:55 PM
Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles set to depart Xbox Game Pass. Seven games are scheduled to leave the library on January 31, including notable titles like Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap and Starbound. -
Gaming News January 6, 2026, 07:03 PM
Microsoft has officially revealed the first wave of titles coming to Game Pass in early January. The new lineup features Atomfall, Resident Evil Village, Rematch, and several other notable additions.
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