Guide Xbox Game Pass: Easy Achievements & Fastest Completions
20+ games with easy Xbox achievements to boost your Gamerscore
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In June 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
News Two New EA Play Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 16)
Available today with Game Pass Ultimate
Reaction Xbox's Push Towards 'Microsoft Gaming' Looks More Drastic Than We First Thought
The price of ever-expanding growth
News Microsoft & CI Games Strike Deal For Two New Xbox Game Pass Additions
One was already rumoured to be coming!
News - May, 2024
TodayFri, 17th May 2024
Rumour The First Red Dead Redemption Could Be Coming To Xbox Game Pass
According to some sneaky website coding
Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 has been on Xbox Game Pass before, but a new rumour is suggesting that the famous developer could be planning to bring the original Red Dead Redemption to the service for the very first time. As posted over on
News Bethesda Announces Plans For The Final Redfall Update On Xbox & PC
"Thank you all"
Redfall isn't dead yet! It's been announced today by Bethesda that the Xbox first-party title will receive one final update before Arkane Austin closes down, and it'll include some important features such as an Offline Mode. The news was announced on social media earlier this afternoon - here's a look: As you're probably aware,...
Report Call Of Duty 2024 Will Launch Day One On Xbox Game Pass
According to the Wall Street Journal
A new report has just dropped that claims Activision's upcoming 2024 Call of Duty title will be included in Xbox Game Pass on day one. The Wall Street Journal is the source on this one, with the outlet claiming that the plan is "expected to be announced at the compan
News Minecraft Game Pass Ultimate Perk References Steam
Could an announcement be on the way?
Microsoft's Minecraft has already had tremendous success over the years across multiple platforms, but there are still some platforms it's not available on. One, in particular, missing out is Steam - while Minecraft can be downloaded through the Microsoft Store on PC, it's not yet expanded to Valve's launcher...
YesterdayThu, 16th May 2024
News Two New EA Play Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 16)
Available today with Game Pass Ultimate
We have two new Xbox Game Pass additions today, folks - both via the EA Play library. The major addition here is Ascendant Studios' magic shooter Immortals of Aveum, while Cloud users can also get stuck into NHL 24 on Game Pass later in the afternoon. Here's a brief introduction to today's two new Xbox Game...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 16-19)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Microsoft's latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup is here, and we have a couple of crackers to get stuck into this week - including Killing Floor 2 which is paired with a pretty incredible discount this weekend. Anyway, here's the full Xbox Free Play Days lineup: Killing Floor 2 Planet Coaster:...
Wednesday15th May 2024
Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Eight Games Today (May 15)
Some big games are on the way out!
We're once again losing a selection of Xbox Game Pass titles at the middle of the month mark, as revealed a couple of weeks ago. This mid-May selection particularly stings, with eight games leaving in total - including some major titles. The big one, as pictured above, is Just Cause 4 Reloaded - which departs the...
News Valheim's Massive 'Ashlands' Update Prepares For Xbox Game Pass Launch
A great time to dive back in
It's been a while since we last played Valheim on Xbox Game Pass, but it sounds like now is the time to revisit it! The game has just launched its massive "Ashlands" update across most platforms, with the Xbox version to follow shortly. This update adds the Ashlands Biome to the game along with 30+ new weapons, 10+ new...
News Xbox's New Board Game Looks Awesome, But It's Only Playable Online
Let us buy the physical board, Microsoft!
Sorry to be a downer, but why does it feel like all of Xbox's coolest creations are never available to buy?! Take this, for example. It's an Xbox Game Pass version of the classic board game "Guess Who?", and as you can see from the photo above (and below), it's a really cool take on the formula that works...
News Xbox GOTY Nominee 'Chants Of Sennaar' Is Available Today With Game Pass (May 15)
Don't overlook this one!
You might not have heard of it, but Chants Of Sennaar is available today with Xbox Game Pass, and it deserves your attention! In fact, it was even nominated for the Xbox Game of the Year at the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards. The game itself is an adventure / puzzle title in which your job is to "observe, listen, and decipher
Tuesday14th May 2024
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 15 - June 4)
Including Lords of the Fallen, Hellblade 2 & more!
Microsoft has just announced the second batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2024, which includes the big highlight in the form of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, along with the likes of Immortals of Aveum and Lords of the Fallen! Don't forget that
News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late May 2024
The final batch of departures for May
The next six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in May 2024 have been revealed, and considering how good the latest May arrivals are looking, we're not too disappointed in this leavers list to be honest. Still, you might want to get to some of these before they leave at the end of the month. So, here's the full list...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 14)
Brotherly love
We have another Xbox Game Pass update today, folks! The team over at 505 Games is bringing Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to the library - delivering a short-but-sweet, heartfelt adventure to Game Pass players. Now, this Xbox Game Pass drop is not to be confused with 2024's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake. This Game Pass version is...
Monday13th May 2024
News Hypercharge Unboxed Dev Saddened By Claims It'll Be 'Dead' Without Xbox Game Pass
"Hearing this stuff every day really gets to me"
One of the big Xbox releases heading our way in May 2024 is the long-awaited Hypercharge Unboxed, which is finally bringing its "first and third-person shooter action figure game" to Xbox consoles on Friday, May 31st. Sadly, ahead of launch, the game's official Twitter (or "X") account has been...
Saturday11th May 2024
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In June 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
There's still a long way to go in May for Xbox Game Pass, but we're already starting to take a look at what's ahead for June as well! Just the two games have been confirmed so far, although both are launching "day one" on the service. The highlight for many here will be Still Wakes The Deep, which is a first-person...
Friday10th May 2024
News Xbox Reiterates Every First Party Title Is Coming To Game Pass 'Day One'
A recent report suggested Call of Duty could be excluded
Following a recent report claiming Xbox was considering not including new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass, it seems Microsoft's gaming division remains committed to "day one" releases. Xbox president Sarah Bond has mentioned at the Bloomberg Technology Summit this week how "day one"...
News Recent Studio Closures Tied To 'Long Term' Health Of The Business, Claims Xbox President
"It's hard when you have to make decisions like that"
It's been another rough week for the video game industry, with Microsoft shutting down four Xbox studios. One closure in particular though that's created a lot of confusion (and even some outrage) is Tango Gameworks - the same team behind the award-winning and critically-acclaimed title Hi-Fi...
News Xbox President Says xCloud Is Enjoying 'Tremendous Growth' Right Now
"We have more demand than supply"
There have been a lot of questions surrounding Xbox Cloud Gaming over the past few years and whether it's proving to be a success for Microsoft or not - and now Xbox president Sarah Bond has enlightened us a little further. Bond told Bloomberg this week that xCloud is actually enjoying "tremendous growth" right now...
Thursday9th May 2024
News Former Microsoft Exec Gives 'Two Reasons' Why Xbox Closed Bethesda Teams
"Neither of them have anything to do with Bethesda"
It's been a tumultuous time in Xbox land as of late, with news breaking throughout the week about job cuts - including four studio closures within Xbox's Bethesda division. At the time of writing Microsoft hasn't released a statement about all of these reports, but one former executive thinks he...
Review Little Kitty, Big City (Xbox) - A Purrfect Addition to Xbox Game Pass
Cats are cute, Humans should have faces.
Little Kitty, Big City is the inaugural release for indie developer Double Dagger Studio. It’s a fun and silly venture centering around a mischievous little kitty trying to find their way back home. We were interested to understand where the makers of such wholesome content had been, and let us tell you, we...
News Xbox Game Pass's Dead Island 2 'Isn't Over Yet', Vows Developer Dambuster
"We know a lot of you are wondering what's next"
After years and years of development delays, Dead Island 2 finally launched in April 2023 - with an Xbox Game Pass arrival following up last month. It seemed that after this Game Pass drop, and the team's second story DLC release, Dead Island 2's time was up - but that's not going to
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 9-12)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox's Free Play Days selection for this week is now live, with four games in total playable for free this weekend. Crime Boss: Rockay City is probably the highlight of the bunch here, with 505's star-studded FPS only launching last summer. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup for the...
News 'Galacticare' Brings Its Intergalactic Hospitals To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Save the (literal) Galaxy
It was all the way back at the 2023 Xbox Extended Showcase that we first learned of Galacticare heading to Xbox Game Pass, and now it's got a date! The game will arrive for Xbox Series X, Series S and PC on May 23rd, 2024. In Galacticare, it's your job to "build, manage and optimise" intergalactic hospitals - either in t
News Little Kitty, Big City Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 9)
Find your way back home
Today marks another day one arrival on Xbox Game Pass in the form of Little Kitty, Big City, in which you'll embark on a "whimsical adventure" within an open-world playground as a "curious little kitty with a big personality". The release time for Little Kitty, Big City on Xbox Game Pass is 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST. We've...
Wednesday8th May 2024
News Tango Gameworks Founder Responds To Xbox Shutting Down Studio
"Sad"
It's another tough period for the video game industry this week with Xbox announcing the immediate closure of four teams - including its Japanese studio Tango Gameworks, responsible for Hi-Fi RUSH and multiple other IP over the years. Past and present developers have been sending their messages to these teams and now the studio founder, who...
News Xbox Reportedly Considering Game Pass Price Hike To Accommodate Call Of Duty
Multiple options are seemingly on the table
Just when we thought the slew of megaton Xbox news was starting to die down, multiple new reports hit the web, including one from The Verge that talks about Microsoft's internal struggles regarding its Game Pass subscription. According t
News Subscription Services Like Xbox Game Pass Appear To Have 'Stalled' In The US
The figures are barely moving
We've heard for a while now that Xbox Game Pass growth is slowing down these days - Microsoft has said that the service has struggled to expand numbers-wise since at least late 2022. Well, the overall US numbers seem to be backing that up, and that's across gaming subscriptions in general. Circana's Mat Piscatella (NPD...
News Xbox Appears To Be Getting Ready For Crash Bandicoot On Game Pass
Alongside Spyro and whatever else
Let's have some good news, shall we?! If you've been looking forward to a massive drop of Activision Blizzard games on Xbox Game Pass, it sounds like we're getting pretty close now. Recently, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy was spotted getting a PC version on the Xbox PC app, and now the same thing has happened to the...
Tuesday7th May 2024
Reaction Xbox's Push Towards 'Microsoft Gaming' Looks More Drastic Than We First Thought
The price of ever-expanding growth
It's been a wild few years over at Team Xbox, with the brand being marked by vast change since the launch of Xbox Series X and S back in late 2020 - which is starting to feel like a lifetime ago now. Huge acquisitions like that of both Bethesda and Activision Blizzard have massively changed how the team now...
Guide Is Hades 2 Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
Fingers crossed for an Xbox release
Will Hades 2 be on Xbox? The sequel to the critically acclaimed original has been generating a lot of hype over the past few years, and now that it's available on PC, we're naturally wondering when we'll get our hands on the Xbox version. The good news is that Hades 2's potential Xbox release has been talked...
News Hades 2 Gets A Surprise Early Access Release, Initial Impressions 'Overwhelmingly Positive'
A console release is on the way
Following some previews in April, the highly anticipated roguelike Hades 2 has now got an early access launch. Unfortunately, it's only for PC right now, but it could be a sign that an update about the Xbox version of Hades 2 is nearby. Supergiant's official website notes how the title is expected to be in "early...
News Kona 2: Brume Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 7)
Explore the Canadian wilderness on Game Pass
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass library update! Today, developer Parabole welcomes you to the Canadian wilderness in Kona 2: Brume, the recent sequel to 2017's Kona; which is already in the Game Pass library. Here's a quick look at Kona 2, which is now live on Xbox Game Pass: Kona 2: Brume...
Monday6th May 2024
News Microsoft & CI Games Strike Deal For Two New Xbox Game Pass Additions
One was already rumoured to be coming!
Following a rumour about Lords of the Fallen coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, we seem to have confirmation of that particular title and another from publisher CI Games joining the library soon. As picked up by Polish business site Bankier, Microsoft appears to have agreed to bring t
News Xbox Fan Helps Bromley FC Achieve Greatest Success In 132 Years
A dream come true
Last year, Xbox and Football Manager held a competition to give one lucky Xbox fan a job at Bromley FC as a "Support Performance Tactician", and it was ultimately won by Nathan Owolabi who has become the star of a mini documentary. If that wasn't cool enough, Owolabi played a part in Bromley's biggest success in their 132 years as...
Saturday4th May 2024
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In June 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2024? 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...
Friday3rd May 2024
News Lords Of The Fallen Is Apparently Bringing Its Soulslike To Xbox Game Pass In Late May
According to a new report
We just got our first Xbox Game Pass roundup for May 2024, which breaks down the service's early May additions, but we're already starting to hear about a title that could be included in the late May lineup as well. According to outlet eXputer, 2023's soulslike Lords Of The Fallen will be coming to the
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In April 2024?
Ark? Star Wars? Fallout 4? Tell us!
April 2024 ended up being another really busy month for Xbox Game Pass, finishing off earlier this week with the final two releases of The Rewinder and Have A Nice Death - so let's take a look back at some of the highlights! There have been some major AAA additi
News Diablo 4's New Season 'Loot Reborn' Launches On Xbox This Month
"Season 4 is going to be the biggest update"
Following its debut on Xbox Game Pass in March, Diablo IV will soon be getting its "biggest update" since launch in the form of the Season 4: Loot Reborn update. This update will roll out on May 14th, 2024 and promises to overhaul many "core game systems" to refresh how items are earned, how they...
Thursday2nd May 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: Easy Achievements & Fastest Completions
20+ games with easy Xbox achievements to boost your Gamerscore
What are the best Xbox Game Pass Games for earning quick, easy Xbox achievements? Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is on fire these days with a steady stream of AAA big-hitters and excellent indie titles being released on an almost weekly basis. There are, quite literally, too many...
Soapbox The Best Modern Tomb Raider Is Well Worth Your Time On Xbox Game Pass
The island of Yamatai awaits
May 2024's very first Xbox Game Pass update has brought Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition to the service more than 10 years after it launched on Xbox One, however, don't let the game's age put you off trying it out. This Tomb Raider reboot may have originated as an Xbox 360 game way back in 2013, but it's easily the best...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 2-5)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update: Microsoft has since revealed that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's inclusion in Free Play Days only features a five-hour gameplay trial. As mentioned below though, the game is available in full on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play. Original Story: Xbox's Free Play Days titles are now live for...
News Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 2)
A top-tier Tomb Raider title
Your first Xbox Game Pass title for May 2024 is officially here! Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is now live on the service, as Crystal Dynamics brings the Xbox One version of its Tomb Raider reboot to Game Pass. To this day we reckon this is one of the best Tomb Raider games ever, so if you've not tried it yet, we...
Wednesday1st May 2024
News 'HUMANITY' Was A Huge Hit On PS5 Last Year, And It's Coming To Xbox Game Pass This May
"A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming"
Hidden deep within Xbox's April Indie Showcase was the reveal of HUMANITY; a unique puzzle-platformer that's been out on PlayStation and PC for a year-or-so at this point. It felt as though the ID@Xbox livestream glossed over this one a little bit, but it probably shouldn't have - given how...
News Team Behind Former Xbox Game Pass Title 'Deliver Us The Moon' Lays Off Staff
"We’ve unfortunately exhausted all our possible options"
Deliver Us The Moon and Deliver Us Mars creator KeokeN Interactive has failed to secure a deal for publishing its next game, resulting in massive layoffs at the Dutch developer. To put it simply, the two studio leaders have had to lay off the entire team, having "exhausted all possible...
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