March ended up being a pretty strong month for Xbox Game Pass thanks to the addition of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In April, the Xbox team will be following that up with MLB: The Show 22, and a few other confirmed titles. Microsoft has not officially announced the titles …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass to get a new ‘family plan’ tier
Sony isn't the only company looking to revamp its subscription services this week. Microsoft is reportedly working on a new tier for Xbox Game Pass – a family plan that would allow up to five accounts to use the service. According to sources speaking with Windows Central, Xbox is planning …
Read More »KitGuru Games: PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium are no answer to Xbox Game Pass
Following on from multiple leaks, Sony officially announced its PlayStation Plus revamp. Formerly known as Project Spartacus, this was set up to be Sony's answer to Xbox Game Pass, but initial impressions seem to be that the final product has fallen short of expectations.
Read More »Sony announces PlayStation Plus revamp, introduces ‘extra’ and ‘premium’ tiers
We've been hearing about Sony's plan to revamp its PlayStation Plus subscription for months now, with various leaks revealing details well ahead of time. Today, Sony officially confirmed Project Spartacus by introducing two new PS+ tiers. Earlier this week, a set of slides began doing the rounds on social media, …
Read More »It cost an estimated $10 million to bring Guardians of the Galaxy to Xbox Game Pass
Six months on from launch, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy came to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console in March. We are often left wondering just how much money Microsoft spends licensing some of these bigger titles. According to one analyst, it seems Microsoft has paid Square Enix somewhere …
Read More »Tunic gets a day one release on Xbox Game Pass
Five years after it was revealed, Tunic has finally launched. Now available for Xbox consoles and PC, the game was released yesterday and had some airtime during the ID@Xbox Showcase event, where it was also revealed as a surprise day-one title for Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass subscribers can …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass adds new Xbox Series X/S and PC-only titles
Following on from yesterday's leak, Microsoft has confirmed the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass. The official announcement also includes supported platforms for each game – something that wasn't included in the leak. While Xbox Game Pass is available across Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass PC app update enables mods and removes restrictions on game installs
In late 2021, Microsoft announced some major improvements coming to the Xbox Game Pass app on PC. The update will finally give users more control over their game installs and files, as well as increased mod support. Now after months of testing, this update is finally ready to roll out. …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy, Final Fantasy and more head to Xbox Game Pass this month
We've officially made it through to March and right on time, Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, consoles and cloud. In a surprise move, we have a pretty major headliner for this month – Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel's Guardians …
Read More »PlayStation’s Game Pass competitor continues to sound disappointing
Back in December, we first learned that Sony is planning its own games subscription service known as 'Spartacus'. The project so far has been billed as PlayStation's answer to Xbox Game Pass and now, we have a better breakdown of what each subscription tier will get you and how much it will cost...
Read More »Xbox Game Pass February games announced
We're half way through the month, which means it is time for another round of games to be announced for Xbox Game Pass. The first half of the month saw titles like Contrast, CrossfireX and Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition added, and now we've got a fresh batch of games on …
Read More »Xbox head hopes Game Pass can make Starfield the ‘most played’ Bethesda game ever
It has been seven years since the last major single-player RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, but the drought will be coming to an end later this year with Starfield. This will be the first major exclusive released under Xbox Game Studios and will also be a day-one title for Xbox …
Read More »CrossfireX headlines February Xbox Game Pass update
Following on from leaks yesterday morning, Microsoft has officially announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass over the next two weeks. While the games shown on the leaked image yesterday were accurate, it turns out the leak did not include the full list of titles coming to Game Pass …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass February line-up leaks
Dealabs has been gaining a reputation lately for accurately leaking upcoming free games for Xbox and PlayStation subscription services. This time around, the site has beat Microsoft to unveiling the next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass, all coming this month. Chances are, Microsoft will confirm this list within …
Read More »Microsoft makes consumer-friendly changes for Xbox Game Pass and other subscriptions
Following an investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, Microsoft has announced some changes it will be making to its subscription services to make them more consumer friendly. The biggest change is that the UK CMA has managed to push Microsoft to agree to cancel an auto-renewing subscription if …
Read More »The Xbox Game Pass library was worth over $6000 in 2021
Xbox Game Pass is often referred to as the best deal in gaming and 2021 proved that, with a ton of major day-one releases from first-party, third-party and indie studios. If you've ever wondered how much the Xbox Game Pass library would be worth if you purchased all of those …
Read More »Sony’s answer to Xbox Game Pass falls painfully short
Last week was capped off with some major news coming out of Sony. According to credible sources, Sony is currently preparing its own competitor to Xbox Game Pass, codenamed ‘Spartacus'. The idea sounds great in theory, but looking into the current plans, Sony is missing some crucial elements that have …
Read More »Aliens Fireteam Elite, Halo Infinite, One Piece and more join Xbox Game Pass this month
December has officially begun and the first wave of additions to the Xbox Game Pass library for the month have been announced. Obviously, this month's biggest game is Halo Infinite, but there are other notable games coming over the next few weeks , including Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Stardew Valley, Among …
Read More »Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will soon be coming to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition released earlier this year to a positive reception. We're approaching the six month milestone for the remastered trilogy, and now, it looks like it could be coming to Xbox Game Pass and EA Play very soon. The rumour began when the Xbox Store updated, listing Mass …
Read More »CD Projekt Red shuts down rumours of Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Game Pass
Prior to Cyberpunk 2077's release, there were rumours that the game would end up on Xbox Game Pass at some point. Similar rumours popped up again this week, but CD Projekt Red has shut down the idea. Recently, Reddit users noticed that a new Xbox Game Pass advert included a …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass has a huge month of games lined up
Xbox Game Pass has continued to improve this year with the addition of more first-party games and major third-party deals. November is shaping up to be one of the biggest months of the year, with a strong line-up of headline worthy titles. While last month's big Xbox Game Pass releases …
Read More »Age of Empires 4 PC system requirements include Xbox 360-level ‘min spec’ mode
We're just two days away from the long-awaited return of Age of Empires. Age of Empires 4 releases this Thursday straight to PC via Steam, the Windows Store and Xbox Game Pass, and as you might expect from the return of a classic RTS franchise, the PC system requirements set …
Read More »GTA San Andreas and GTA 3 remasters will come to Xbox Game Pass and PS Now
Today, Rockstar announced that its upcoming GTA remastered trilogy will be releasing in November, showing off the graphical enhancements in action for the first time with a short teaser trailer. As it turns out, each game in the trilogy will also be available standalone, and two of those standalone titles …
Read More »Dragon Ball FighterZ, Age of Empires 4 and more announced for Xbox Game Pass
Yesterday, Microsoft revealed that Outriders is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC this week. It turns out, the company had many more games lined up and ready to be announced. Today, the next 11 games coming to Xbox Game Pass were revealed, including one of last generation's best fighting …
Read More »Outriders comes to Xbox Game Pass for PC this week
Back in April, Outriders launched straight on to Xbox Game Pass, attracting millions of players within the first month. There was just one downside, the game was only available on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox consoles and not the PC version. That is finally changing this week. Tomorrow, Outriders is …
Read More »Scarlet Nexus and AI: The Somnium Files join Xbox Game Pass
Xbox held its Tokyo Game Show livestream earlier this morning and while the event was light on new reveals, it did bring some exciting announcements for Xbox Game Pass. To cap off September, Game Pass subscribers will be getting two excellent Japanese games – Scarlet Nexus and AI: The Somnium …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII and more announced for Xbox Game Pass this month
Back in 2019, Microsoft announced plans to bring a bunch of Final Fantasy titles over to Xbox Game Pass, including the likes of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X and X-2, Final Fantasy XII and even Final Fantasy XIII. While most of those games have appeared on Game Pass at …
Read More »Humankind is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one
For the last couple of weeks, Humankind has been reaching the top most pre-ordered games on Steam. With a lot of buzz around the upcoming 4X strategy title, Microsoft has now announced that the game will be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one. Amplitude Studios and …
Read More »The Ascent update brings ray tracing to Xbox Game Pass for PC
Earlier this month, it came to light that The Ascent shipped in two different versions on PC, with the Steam version including support for ray-tracing features, while the Xbox Game Pass for PC version lacked them. The developers said at the time that a fix for this was coming and …
Read More »The Ascent has ray-tracing and DLSS on Steam but not Xbox Game Pass for PC
We've seen a few instances of disparity between versions of PC games releasing on Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Most recently, Nier Automata's Xbox Game Pass version was found to be superior to the Steam version, and now, recently released Cyberpunk shooter, The Ascent, has been found to be missing …
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