Tag: Microsoft
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 8)
Step into the ring
Welcome to a new week! Following all the madness of the Xbox Games Showcase yesterday, we're kicking off Monday with a pair of new Xbox Game Pass titles, including a day one release along with a popular 2024 boxing game. The boxing game is obviously Undisputed, which we previously awarded a "Good" 7/10 score in our Pure Xbox...
News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In July 2026
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026? 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...
Guide Xbox Games Showcase 2026: Date, Start Times, What To Expect & More
Everything you need to know ahead of today's event
Here we go again! June 7th marks the arrival of the Xbox Games Showcase for 2026, which is the biggest event in the calendar year for Xbox fans. This is where we expect Xbox to reveal the most major game announcements of 2026, so you definitely don't want to miss it! Fortunately, we've got all the...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 4-7)
Update: 11 games in total this week!
It's Thursday, so that means we've got a new round of Xbox Free Play Days titles to highlight! The big one this time around is Bungie's Marathon, which is actually free for longer than the headline suggests - non-owners can play that game until June 9th on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Just be aware that...
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 3-16)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has today revealed the first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026, with nine games joining the service from June 3-16, including the likes of Undisputed and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions. Don't forget that three games arrived on Game Pass yesterday as well, including
News Three Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (June 2)
Game Pass, uh, finds a way
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games entering the library, two of which are brand-new to Game Pass entirely, and the other of which is transitioning over to PC. The big highlight here is arguably Jurassic World Evolution 3, which is replacing Jurassic World Evolution 2 ahead of
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early June 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next five games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early June 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. All of these are pretty notable departures, including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...
News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In June 2026
Along with others that are closing certain parts of their servers
A new month begins! Therefore, we've inevitably got more Xbox games that are shutting down their servers over the next few weeks. There are actually only two full server closures as things stand, but there's more to talk about as well. Let's start with those two games. The big one...
Guide Summer Game Fest Schedule: Your Guide To All 15+ Xbox-Related Events In June 2026
Xbox Showcase, SGF and so much more!
Are you ready for the busiest gaming week of the year?! The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 is just around the corner, as are a wide selection of other gaming showcases that we can look forward to in the coming days. So, we've taken the time to put together all the dates, times and additional details you might need...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In June 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in June 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over the next few weeks. Without...
News Steam Deck Has Gone Up In Price Massively, And It Makes ROG Xbox Ally Look Great Value In 2026
Might be time to hop on board?
Well, well, well! Valve is the next gaming hardware maker to raise its prices, with Steam Deck units now costing more; a lot more than they did just a few short weeks ago. If you've not seen the news already, the 512GB and 1TB Steam Deck OLEDs are going up by £170/$240 and £210/$300, respectively. Ouch. That makes...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launches This October, And It Won't Be On Xbox One
Series X|S, PC, PS5 and Switch 2 confirmed
Less than a week after revealing that it was making a new Modern Warfare game, Infinity Ward has today unveiled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - which "pushes the series into darker and more dangerous territory". The headline news here — besides Activision making its seventh Modern Warfare game,...
News Microsoft Changes Game Pass Font To Match New Xbox Logo
Brand synergy, baby
A lot has been made of Xbox changing its logo and related branding to match the original console's style and spirit - and now Team Green has decided to bring Xbox Game Pass into the fold as well. Yep, to match the new, electric green Xbox logo, Microsoft has changed its Game Pass font here in 2026. Gone is the more 'plain' XGP...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 28-31)
Our final FPD for May!
Xbox's Free Play Days program has gone live once again for the coming weekend, and for the final edition of FPD for May 2026, we've got four games playable for free on Xbox consoles. Here's Microsoft's full Free Play Days lineup: Dying Light Formula Legends Gears of War: Reloaded
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, Including A Surprise Drop (May 28)
Three new XGP titles!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three new additions to the Game Pass library - one brand-new day one launch for Ultimate players, and two new-to-Xbox titles that are joining Premium as well as GPU. Here's some more information on your new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 28: Crashout Crew (Series...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 27)
Including an Xbox first-party remaster!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got a couple of fresh additions to the library, including a brand-new day one release for Game Pass Ultimate players. Here's a quick rundown of today's two new XGP titles (May 27): Echo Generation 2 (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate, PC:...
News Forza Horizon 6 Seemingly Sold Almost 5 Million Copies Before Its Opening Weekend
New Steam player record also set
Even before its main Xbox Game Pass release, it feels like we spoke a lot about Forza Horizon 6's success - notably some impressive early access numbers, high review scores and
News Two More Games Quietly Added To June's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
New XGP titles confirmed for next month
With May's Xbox Game Pass lineup now coming to a close, you may be looking ahead for what's landing on the service in June - and while we covered an early look at next month's lineup just a week or so ago, two more titles are now due to enter the library next month as well. One of those is the delayed RV...
News Epic Games Boss Calls New Xbox Leadership Team 'World Class', Asha Sharma Responds
"Foreshadows serious dedication to the future of gaming"
Yesterday, we brought you the news that Xbox had made even more leadership hires to take the team into a new era - and now Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has heaped praise on what Asha Sharma is building within Microsoft's gaming division. Taking to social media shortly after yesterday's news,...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 21-24)
A Warhammer takeover!
Xbox Free Play Days is back again for the next few days, and as always, we've got a few titles that are free to play throughout its duration, with Warhammer being the name of the game this week. Yep, to tie in with the 'Warhammer Skulls' event this month, a batch of grimdark Xbox games are free to play over the coming weekend...
News Sony's Summer State Of Play Takes Place Within A Week Of The Xbox Games Showcase 2026
Head-to-head
Microsoft has had the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 locked in for months now, but as is the norm these days, the PlayStation equivalent event has been up in the air - until now. Yep, Sony has today announced that its summer State of Play goes ahead on Tuesday, June 2nd; less than a week before the big Xbox show.
News Xbox Hires New Exec To 'Strengthen The Console Side' Of The Business
A new technology officer has also been appointed
Coming by way of both The Game Business and The Verge (paywalled) this evening, Microsoft has hired a pair of new Xbox executives - including a Chief Strategy Officer to "strengthen the console side of Xbox"; as The Game Business puts it. That new CSO is called Matthew Ball; an industry analyst who...
News Microsoft Appears To Have Made A Small Revision To The Xbox Series X|S Controller
Spotted on the latest LE pad
Amidst reports of a new Xbox Elite Controller and a new Xbox Cloud Gaming pad circulating recently, it looks as though Microsoft has made a small revision to the standard Xbox Series X|S controller - and it's probably not what you're expecting to see. As spotted by an avid fan on
News Forza Horizon 6 Smashes Concurrent Player Record For Xbox Game Studios On Steam
Finishing first place
Less than a week ago, we spoke about how popular Forza Horizon 6 was proving to be in early access on Steam - and to no-one's surprise, that's continued with the full release. In fact, Playground's new racer has now become the most-played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam in terms of concurrent players; a massive achievement for...
News Five Games Are Available Today Across Multiple Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 20)
Lots of new titles on XGP
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, five games are coming to the service across multiple tiers; with three moving over to Premium alongside two new additions to Ultimate, Premium and PC. Here's a look at your new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 20: Dead Static Drive (Console, PC, Cloud) - Premium:...
News Digital Foundry Labels Sony's PS5 Exclusivity Pivot As A 'Defensive Move Against Project Helix'
"It's impossible to view this as good news..."
You may have seen some recent reports that Sony has decided to stop porting its big single-player PS5 exclusives over to PC, via the ever-reliable Jason Schreier. According to the well-connected journalist, PlayStation Studios boss Herman Hulst confirmed the pivot in a recent meeting, as shared this...
News These 13 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 20 - June 2)
May going out with a bang!
Microsoft has today unveiled another 13 games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month and into June 2026, featuring some newly-announced additions such as Jurassic World Evolution 3 and The Outer Worlds: Spa
News Microsoft Announces Fan Feedback Program 'XBOX Player Voice', And It's Now Live
"A simpler way to share feedback"
Since stepping into the role, Xbox boss Asha Sharma has been keen to gather more fan feedback as she begins to shape the future of the brand, and that's now resulted in a new 'XBOX Player Voice' program being announced by Microsoft. Unveiled today via Xbox Wire, XBOX Player Voice is "a new place to collect your...
Even beating out old E3 shows!
Earlier this month, you may remember that Microsoft tested out a new show format in the way of Xbox Presents featuring Stranger than Heaven - but you may not have guessed that it's now become the team's most-viewed YouTube livestream ever, by a country mile. Indeed, as spotted on the
News Xbox Execs Congratulate Forza Horizon 6 Dev On 'Exceptionally Rare' Success
"Very proud of the teams..."
Believe it or not, Forza Horizon 6 isn't even out in its Standard Edition guise yet - despite some amazing reviews being put out there and hundreds of thousands of early access players jumping in already. And now, even some of the Xbox bosses are congratulating the development team before the game's
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late May 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next five games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late May 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. The most notable departure here is definitely Metaphor: ReFantazio; the very-well received Atlus RPG departs the service later this month - alongside...
News Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In June 2026 So Far
An early look at what's to come
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for June 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with five games currently scheduled to arrive next month. Now, a few of these titles currently don't have a nailed-on release date, but they're scheduled for some point in June, so...
News 'Dear Asha...' - Xbox Fan Desperately Wants New CEO To Remove Irrelevant Ads From Dashboard
"Please remove these types of ads off my screen."
Xbox's dashboard ads have long been a bit of a sore point amongst the fanbase. We see complaints about them crop up in waves — especially if a particularly annoying advert keeps appearing for various folks — and today, one particular fan has begun pleading to new boss Asha Sharma to be rid of...
News Five Xbox Games Are Set To Be Delisted In May & June 2026
Update: LEGO 2K Drive added to the mix
As the new month begins, it's time once again to look at the delistings for both May and June 2026, and there's actually quite a lot going on even beyond the four games, so bear with us — this might get a little confusing. We'll break it all down for you in a minute, but let's focus on the main delisting...
News Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access
Worth paying a premium for?
It's well-documented at this point that Microsoft first-party games such as Forza Horizon 6 launch day one for Game Pass on Xbox and PC - yet despite that, some releases still perform very well outside of the subscription service. And, well, that seems to be happening with Playground's new open-world racer, and we're not...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 14-17)
A particularly good selection this week!
Xbox Free Play Days is back again for the next few days, and as always, we've got a few titles that are free to play throughout its duration, including a game that might whet your appetite for Forza Horizon 6! JDM: Japanese Drift Master is that game, which first arrived on Xbox in November of 2025, and...
News New Console Start-Up Animation Rolling Out To Xbox Insiders, Gamerscore Badges Also Detailed
Say hello to a new Series X|S boot animation!
After Asha Sharma first teased the news last week, Microsoft has revealed that the new console start-up animation is rolling out to Xbox Insiders today, with a full rollout to come to all Series X|S players in the coming weeks. The 'new boot up experience', as the team calls it, features "a new...
News The Top Two Best-Selling Games On Steam Right Now Are Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles
Making bank on Steam too
You'd be forgiven for thinking that whenever a game launches into Xbox Game Pass on day one, it probably doesn't sell too well outside of the service - and while that certainly can happen, it's not always the case. Sometimes games are just so popular that they shift plenty of standalone units too, and that seems to be the...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 12)
Including two day one releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games entering the library; two day one releases and one older title that's joining both Game Pass Premium and Ultimate. Here's a closer look at your three new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 12: Black Jacket (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate, PC:...
News Gears Of War: E-Day Might Release In September 2026 As Xbox Shooter Sponsors Upcoming Event
Gears of War x WWE
As we lead into the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, very little is known about Microsoft's upcoming Gears of War: E-Day release - but a random mention in relation to an upcoming WWE event may well have given us a tease for its launch window ahead of the official E-Day Direct. That's right, ahea
News Xbox Adds Nine Titles To Game Pass Essential In New Surprise Update
Nine additions for essential gaming
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass upd... oh, hang on a minute, Microsoft didn't tell us about these! Yep, over the weekend, nine more titles have been showing up as newly-added to Game Pass Essential, and they haven't yet been formally announced by Microsoft at the time of writing. However, they're all here...
Talking Point 10 Years Ago, Bethesda Released One Of The Best Shooters Ever To Grace Xbox
Time flies when you're on Mars
The DOOM series has been top of the FPS game for most of its life - from the 1993 original to recent releases like Eternal and The Dark Ages. Id Software usually knows just when to mix things up in the right way; surprising and delighting shooter fans for decades now. However, around the early 2010s, the series wobbled...
Talking Point Amidst PS6 Uncertainty, Do You Think Xbox Has Project Helix All Figured Out?
It's all about price, product and timing
We're seeing some big news coming out of Sony today where the company admits that it has "not yet decided on what time" the PS6 will launch — or indeed what price it will launch at — which is quite interesting six years into the current generation. We'll link to coverage on that from our friends at Push...
News Mixtape Is Your Latest Day One Game Pass Title, And It's Available Today (May 7)
Making a new record?
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today we've got just the one game entering the library, but it's a big one in the form of day one title Mixtape - from the folks behind The Artful Escape. This Life is Strange-esque title has been on our radar for some time now, and we're interested to see how it lands with...
News More Than 50% Of Hardcore Gamers Don't Buy Full-Priced Games Anymore, Survey Finds
Saying no to $70
A new survey has revealed that more than half of hardcore gamers from multiple age groups no longer pay full price for video games, with just 20% of one age range saying that they'd pay full whack for a new release. The survey has been been carried out by IGN, in association with Kantar and UC Berkeley, and subsequently shared by...
News Five Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 6)
Here's what's coming to XGP Premium & Ultimate today
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got five games joining various tiers of the service - two of which are completely new for Game Pass Ultimate players, with the other three moving over to Premium. Here's a quick breakdown of these new XGP additions: Ben 10: Power Trip...
News These 13 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 6-19)
The new two weeks of XGP titles!
Microsoft has today unveiled another 13 games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month, including some newly-announced additions alongside titles we already knew about such as the massive release of Forza Horizon 6. In the table down below is everything coming to Xbox Game Pass from May 6th - 19th - and don't...
News Xbox's Next Call Of Duty Game Won't Release On Last-Gen Consoles For The First Time In 14 Years
13 years of COD for Xbox One
Another year, another Call of Duty game - with Activision's Infinity Ward team at the helm for COD 2026. Whilst the game hasn't been formally revealed yet, we know that it's coming and that it's going to be another Modern Warfare game of some sort, and now an o
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 5)
Including a surprise release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we've got two games to talk about, including a title that's only just been announced as a Game Pass addition in the form of Motorslice! Here's a full breakdown of your new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 5th: Final Fantasy V (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate,...
Report Halo 2 & 3 Remakes Are In 'Active Development' At Halo Studios
As follow-ups to Campaign Evolved
Some of you may remember that right around the official announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved in 2025, a rumour was going around that Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes were set to arrive sometime after this year's Combat Evolved remake - and now a fresh report from Rebs Gaming adds even more fuel to that fire. Accor
