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- 1st Jun 2017
Xbox Game Pass News
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 15-18)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
Thursday is back again, and so it's time for a new batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! There's six games in total, with NBA 2K27 leading the charge this week. The timing is great too, as the basketball simulation series is supporting Xbox Play Anywhere for the first time in its history, allowing...
Plus two new Xbox Game Pass day one releases!
Howdy partner! We've got some bangers on the cards for you today, so let's crack on with your daily fix of brand new Xbox titles. First up is Disney/Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup! + Toy Story 3 Complete Edition - woof, what a mouthful! Yep, we've already reviewed this collection of Toy Story
Talking Point Gears 6 Or An E-Day Sequel: What Should The Coalition Make Next?
Bustin' to return to Kait's story? Or...
As more and more of you roll credits on Gears of War: E-Day's outstanding 10/10 campaign, the question of what The Coalition should do next is beginning to emerge, and it's a question I can't seem to answer properly. It's been a little over seven years since Gears 5 launched on Xbox One, receiving an Xbox...
News Two More 'Day One' Releases Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Over The Next Few Months
Slot 'em top bins
Xbox Game Pass has had a proper good start to October so far, with the likes of Gears of War: E-Day, Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, and a few other top notch titles all joining the service. It has got us excited for what's next, so we've had a gander ahead and noticed two more games scheduled to launch day one on Xbox Game Pass. The...
Act of COD
We're just days away from the latest Call of Duty game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC), with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 continuing Captain Price's shooty-shooty adventures. Call of Duty is a big deal for Activision and Xbox, and so we're going to highlight all the key things you need to know about Modern Warfare 4...
News Five Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Twisted New First-Person Soulslike (October 13)
It's a great day for Xbox Game Pass!
It's a brand new day, which brings with it a bunch of brand new games. Hooray! Today's daily fix is a good one for the Xbox Game Pass subscribers in the chat, as two day one releases make their debut, alongside the brilliant military FPS Battlefield 6 which also joins the service. Valor Mortis seems to be a bit...
News Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16)
Five "day one" titles and another massive EA addition
Welcome to the new week! Things have been getting quite hectic when it comes to Xbox Game Pass announcements over the past few days, and suddenly we've found ourselves with six games set for October 13th to 16th! The highlight here for many people will be Battlefield 6, which arrives on Game...
News Gears Of War: E-Day's Online Services Suffer DDoS Attack
Ah, that's why I had unlimited ammo...
The Coalition has acknowledged the reason behind recent server issues with Gears of War: E-Day as being a targeted DDoS attack, which caused various connection drops, sign-in issues, and other server interference. The official Gears Community Twitter/X account posted about the attacks this morning, stating:...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (October 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout October 2026, including for the likes of Call of Duty: Warzone, Albion Online and much more! Indeed, the highlight of the lineup so far is the Game Pass Pack 8 for COD: Warzone, and it's still early in...
News Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2026 So Far
Looking forward at what's to come
We've made a habit of casting our gaze ahead and sharing with you an early look at what's in store for November 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. So far, we know of five games scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time. Our highlight of the bunch has got to be Football Manager 27, mainly because Fraser is down bad for...
News Forza Horizon 6's First Premium Expansion Planned For January 2027 Alongside PS5 Launch
Sony fans loved FH5, will they vibe with FH6? Probably
Playground Games has announced plans to launch Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 alongside its first Premium Expansion pack on all platforms on January 21, 2027. Technically, the game doesn't fully launch on PS5 until January 26, but PlayStation gamers can cough up some extra dosh to play the game five...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 8-11)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
It's Thursday, and so it's time once again for a new batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! There's a whopping seven games in the lineup this week! Several of these games are considered absolute bangers and well worth a shot. ARC Raiders for instance has just introduced its first new map in what feels...
News 10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Trio Of Day One Game Pass Titles (October 8)
It's another good day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers!
Salutations, and welcome back to your daily fix of all the new games launching on Xbox! Let's start with the three Xbox Game Pass additions shall we? First up, we've got Neon Abyss 2, a colourful and chaotic run 'n' gunner that appears to have enhanced a lot of what its 2020 predecessor put...
At Fate's End was one of my most-anticipated 2026 titles
As disappointing as it can be to learn a game you're excited for has been saddled with a delay, it's not always bad news. French-Canadian developer, Thunder Lotus, has announced its plans to push back the release of its upcoming action-adventure At Fate's End into 2027. The reason for this is...
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including Battlefield 6 (October 8-16)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has revealed the second official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for October 2026 (the first split between September and October), with nine games joining various tiers of the service from October 8-16, including the banger that is Battlefield 6. Here's the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass...
News State Of Decay 3 Dev Explains Why It'll Be On Game Pass Despite The Company Leaving Xbox
"Of the players we capture, we capture for a long time"
As you probably already know, State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is officially no longer part of Xbox Game Studios, with the company having transitioned to becoming an independent studio in recent weeks. Nevertheless, State of Decay 3 is still launching into Xbox Game Pass as a "day one"...
News Two More Games Quietly Added To November's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
New XGP titles confirmed for next month
There's still plenty of October time to pass us by, but as always, we're keeping an eye on the horizon at what's to come. It's easy to be distracted by this month's killer Xbox Game Pass offering, but we've got two new additions to November's lineup to share with you. One of November's newbies is...
Now this is groundwalking!
What a day. Oh, what a day indeed. We've got three new Xbox releases to get through today and they're all biggems! First of all, happy Emergence Day to all those who celebrate. PC and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are being treated to one of the finest games of the year in Gears of War: E-Day. I've been playing it...
It's the most fun I've had with the series since Gears of War 2
Last week, Gears of War: E-Day launched into Premium Advanced Access, giving me the chance to get hands-on with the final builds of Versus and Horde Siege modes. Up until that point, my review access was strictly limited to E-Day's phenomenal campaign. If you haven't already read my...
News Ubisoft Shadow Drops Valiant Hearts Sequel On Xbox Game Pass
It's coming home
Who doesn't enjoy a surprise addition to their Xbox Game Pass subscription? Well, that's sort of the case with the two games we're highlighting today. First up is Valiant Hearts: Coming Home from Ubisoft. The 2024 sequel to Valiant Hearts: The Great War just appeared on Xbox Game Pass last week. No acknowledgement
