Xbox Retro Classics (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Thursday15th Jan 2026
News Four New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass In January 2026
Three Activision classics, one 90s Sierra title
We have our first Xbox Retro Classics games of the new year! Four titles have been added to the library here in January 2026, including three old school games straight from Activision's '80s catalogue. Here are those new additions to Xbox Retro Classics this month: Keystone Kapers (1983) (Atari...
Wednesday17th Dec 2025
News Xbox Highlights Four Retro Classics Coming Soon To Game Pass
Big player milestone also announced
As part of the Xbox December Update, Microsoft has announced the next four titles coming to Xbox Retro Classics; the retro gaming collection that's been available to Game Pass subscribers since May 2025. Three of those titles are included in the image up above, and thankfully, Microsoft has also listed all four...
Thursday13th Nov 2025
News Seven New Games Added To Xbox Retro Classics, Including A PS1 Title From 1997
November's batch of new additions has arrived
Microsoft has added seven new games to its Xbox Retro Classics library for November 2025, following the four that joined the lineup around this time in October. We've actually got a PS1 title in the mix for November as well! The Lost Vikings 2 is that game, which is a puzzle-platformer that received...
Thursday16th Oct 2025
News Four New Retro Classics Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 16)
More classics to play on Game Pass!
Microsoft has added four new titles to its Retro Classics library this week, shortly after adding the same amount of games to the collection back in September. Although this is another slightly smaller list than what we've become used to since Xbox Retro Classics launched in May, any new addition
Monday29th Sep 2025
News Four New Games Added To Xbox Retro Classics In September 2025
More classics to play on Game Pass!
In today's overview of the Xbox September Update, Microsoft has detailed four new additions to its Retro Classics library, following the seven games that were added in August 2025. Although this a slightly shorter list than what we've become used to since
Thursday14th Aug 2025
News Seven New Games Have Joined Xbox Retro Classics In August So Far
They're not slowing down with this!
it was announced back in July that Antstream Arcade's Xbox Retro Classics service on Xbox Game Pass would be adding another 100+ games in 2025 and 2026, and we've seen around 25 additions in the past few months alone. Last month, we highlighted seven games that had been added to Retro Classics in July, and now...
Tuesday22nd Jul 2025
News Seven New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass
All of July's additions so far
Last month, we highlighted how five new games had been added to Xbox Retro Classics in June 2025, and now we've got another seven games that have been added to Retro Classics in July - with still another week of the month to go! Xbox hasn't been advertising these publicly, but they're displayed as part of the "New...
Tuesday1st Jul 2025
News Xbox Retro Classics To Expand With 100+ More Games In 2025 & 2026
"Retro Classics has resonated remarkably well"
The Xbox Retro Classics program has inevitably proved very popular with Xbox Game Pass members since it was introduced back in late May, with the announcement that it's already passed one million active players on the service. Antstream Arcade, which is running the Retro Classics program for Xbox,...
Monday23rd Jun 2025
News Five New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass
Fancy some nostalgia?
It's been a month since Xbox unveiled its Retro Classics collection on Xbox Game Pass in partnership with Antstream Arcade, and just as they promised, it's quietly received a few new games (five to be exact) as part of the collection. Xbox has highlighted these five games on the official Xbox Wire website today, and they are...
Wednesday21st May 2025
News Xbox's New Retro Classics Collection Features A PlayStation 1 Game
MechWarrior, is that you?
While compiling our full list of Xbox Retro Classics launch games earlier today, I couldn't help but notice we've got a PlayStation 1 game in the mix! MechWarrior 2 is that game, first released for the PS1 back in April of 1997. To explain, Xbox Retro Classics uses Antstream Arcade's streaming technology to stream the PS1...
News Xbox Retro Classics: The Full List Of Games Included At Launch
Classic Activision titles on Xbox Game Pass
Out of nowhere, Xbox has announced a brand-new feature for Xbox Game Pass members today in the form of Xbox Retro Classics, as as mentioned elsewhere on Pure Xbox, it includes over 50 Activision games at launch. We've got the full list of those games for you below, and keep in mind that more will be added...
News Xbox Announces 'Retro Classics' For Game Pass, 50+ Activision Titles Included
A collaboration with Antstream Arcade
In a huge surprise announcement today, Xbox has introduced a new feature called "Retro Classics" for Xbox Game Pass members that allows you to play over 50 old games from Activision - with many more to come in time. Retro Classics is part of a collaboration with Antstream Arcade, and takes the form of a...
