Xbox Game Pass News (Page 2)
News Xbox's 'Very Cool' Tease For Game Pass Is Officially Cyberpunk 2077
Update: Coming to the service on March 10th
We've already had a great start to March 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup, with the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Planet of Lana 2 confirmed for this week, and it looks like we're about to get another massive addition to the service very soon. In a teaserific post over on Twitter, the official Xbox...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Gets Xbox Play Anywhere Tag Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Two for the price of one, or a Game Pass sub!
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's arrival on Xbox Game Pass is certainly the most high-profile addition of March 2026 so far, but even if you're an existing owner of Warhorse Studios' medieval epic, it looks as though you're going to be getting a big bonus here thanks to the
News Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2026
Everything that's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early March 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. We have a few notable games in here including Enter The Gungeon and an older F1 title in the form of F1 23, but there aren't any major losses this...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 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...
News Analyst Provides Interesting Data On How Well January's Big Game Pass Additions Performed
Outlaws, Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding all analysed
Despite a lack of big day one releases last month (naturally, not many games launch in January), Xbox Game Pass saw some major additions in the first month of 2026 - and the folks over at Alinea Analytics have provided some interesting data on how these big games performed on the service...
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Campaign Progression & How You Can 'Deliver Food As A Side Hustle'
"Forza Horizon 6 introduces a vast campaign of discovery"
On the back of Xbox Developer Direct last month, we broke down how Forza Horizon 6 is bringing back the 'Festival Wristband' mechanic from the first Forza Horizon game - and how that system aims to alleviate some issues players have had with a lack of meaningful pro
News Three Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (February 24-26)
Including an Xbox first-party release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! This week, we've got three games entering the library — starting on Tuesday — with that first title being the surprisingly popular TCG Card Shop Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and PC. Here's a quick breakdown on that one, alongside your two other XGP additions...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora On Xbox Game Pass?
Have you been enjoying your trip to Pandora so far?
Almost a week ago now, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora joined the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library as the latest Ubisoft title to become a part of the service, and we want to know what you make of the open-world action-adventure game so far. This has been a real Xbox Series X|S sho
News TCG: Card Shop Simulator Sounds Like A Fun & Addictive Time Sink For Xbox Game Pass
It's got "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam
A few days ago, it was revealed that TCG: Card Shop Simulator would be launching on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Game Pass on February 24th, and it feels like this could be a really fun time sink for the service. The idea is to run your own card shop, of course, featuring the ability to...
News Four 2026 Game Pass Titles Get New Gameplay Showcases Ahead Of Landing On The Service
All arriving in the coming months!
Four Xbox Game Pass titles planned for 2026 — one of them coming next month and three simply scheduled for later this year — have just gotten new gameplay showcases ahead of their arrival on Microsoft's subscription service. The four games in question are Aphelion from Don't Nod, Awaysis, Denshattack! and
News Five New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass In February 2026
Including a couple of DOS adventure titles
Xbox and the folks at Antstream Arcade have treated us to our second batch of new Xbox Retro Classics titles of the year today, with five new games being added to the retro streaming service here in February 2026. Here are those new additions to Xbox Retro Classics this month: Stampede (1981) (Atari...
News Xbox Free Play Days: Try These Five Games For Free, Including Battlefield 6 (February 19-22)
All BF6 content available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers
Xbox Free Play Days has returned for yet another week, and the highlight of the bunch is definitely Battlefield 6 this time around, with Xbox Game Pass subscribers able to access all content in the game until late on Sunday night. Specifically, members of the Essential, Premium and Ultimate...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 19)
Including a new EA Play addition
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have three titles joining the service, including a new EA Play drop and a major addition from the folks over at CD Projekt RED. Without further ado, here are your new Xbox Game Pass titles for February 19: Death Howl (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate,...
Deals DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Upgrade DLC Has An Incredible Xbox Offer Right Now
Live for the next week!
DOOM: The Dark Ages' still-in-development campaign DLC hasn't even been revealed by Bethesda yet - but you can pre-purchase it at a pretty huge discount on the Xbox Store right now. Yep, over on the Microsoft Store for the next seven days or so, DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Upgrade is 67% off. That brings the DLC pack down to...
News One Of March's Most-Promising Xbox Game Pass Titles Has Been Delayed
Now launching in April
Sad Cat Studios, the team behind the long-awaited cyberpunk platformer Replaced, has today announced that its upcoming Xbox and Game Pass release has been delayed. Yep, the game's prior release date was set at March 12th (a date that had already been pushed back numerous times), and we now have roughly another month to wai
News Avowed Xbox Anniversary Update Now Live, Here's Everything Included In Patch 2.0
Playable with Game Pass Premium and Ultimate!
Avowed is now a year old on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and to celebrate the game's one-year anniversary, the team at Obsidian Entertainment has dropped its big 2.0 patch - featuring New Game+, new playable species', custom difficulty options and more. So, we're going to throw all of patch notes for this...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 19 - March 3)
Microsoft reveals the next batch of XGP titles
Microsoft has today revealed the next official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for February and March 2026, with eight games joining the service from February 19 - March 3 - including the absolutely massive addition of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Don't forget that three games hav
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 17)
Update: we have a third surprise addition!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, three games are entering the service across multiple tiers, including the pictured Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for Ultimate and PC subscribers later today. Here's a breakdown of your two new Xbox Game Pass additions (February 17): Aerial_Knight’s...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of High On Life 2 On Xbox & Game Pass?
Liking it so far?
With High on Life 2 being live on Xbox and Game Pass for a full weekend now, we thought we'd check in with you fine folks on how you're getting on with Squanch Games' sequel so far. Once critics' impressions had arrived and settled late last week, the aggregate review score ended up be
News Four Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next four games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late February 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. We have a couple of biggies in here including Injustice 2 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War - so although the list is quite short this time around,...
News Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In March 2026 So Far
An early look at next month's lineup
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for March 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with three titles having been confirmed for the service next month already. Planet of Lana 2 and Replaced are definitely standing out next month so far,
News Game Freak's Beast Of Reincarnation Gets August 2026 Xbox Game Pass Release Date
From the Pokémon devs!
Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation was one of Xbox's big Developer Direct games last month with a lengthy gameplay showcase, and now the upcoming action-RPG has gotten its proper Xbox Game Pass release date for 2026. Yep, the
Hands On If You Liked Sunset Overdrive, High On Life 2 Is Worth A Play On Xbox Game Pass
The traversal mechanics are surprisingly similar
The original High On Life was a divisive game to say the least. Here at Pure Xbox, our resident reviewer gave us one of the most well-known (and beloved!) PX reviews in history when they dished out a "Poor" 4/10 score and concluded that "you're either going to love it or hate it, really" — something...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 13)
One of them a huge day one release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two huge games entering the library, including brand-new day one release High on Life 2. We'll summarise your two new XGP additions down below, alongside sharing our guide on exactly when Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can start playing High on Life 2
News These Four Games Are Free-To-Play On Xbox This Weekend (February 12-15)
As part of Free Play Days!
Xbox Free Play Days is now live, and as part of Microsoft's free-to-play trials program this week, the team has made four games playable until the end of the coming weekend, including EA's NHL 26. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Age of Wonders 4 Lynked: Banner of the Spark NHL 26
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox Game Pass Shooter High On Life 2
A worthy follow-up?
High on Life 2 starts rolling out on Xbox and Game Pass tomorrow, February 13th, and we've now got some early reviews trickling in as the press goes hands-on with this upcoming Squanch Games sequel. We're working away on some Pure Xbox impressions of this one too, so be on the lookout for that in the coming days - but for now,...
The Premium & Ultimate libraries expand!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We were going to be bringing you an update on two titles heading to the library, but thanks to an ActiBlizz surprise, we now have three more games coming to the service on February 12th. Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass today: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X...
News Two Of Next Month's Xbox Game Pass Titles Now Have Free Demos
One is PC-only, the other is console & PC
Planet Of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf and Replaced are two of the biggest titles confirmed for Xbox Game Pass next month so far, and the teams behind them have now unleashed some demos for players to test out pre-launch. Yep, this pair of upcoming indies now have free playable demos - although Replaced is...
Guide High On Life 2: Release Date, Release Time & Download Size On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know for launch
High on Life 2 makes its Xbox and Game Pass debut later this week, with the High On Life sequel marking Squanch Games' second title to launch "day one" via Microsoft's subscription service. Ahead of the game's impending arrival, then, we're going to gather up everything you need to know about HoL2 - including...
News Starsand Island Is Out Today On Xbox Game Pass, And Here Are The First Reviews
A timed Xbox console exclusive as well
When the most recent Xbox Game Pass roundup was revealed by Microsoft earlier in the month, it was said that Starsand Island would be a February 12th addition — but actually, we're getting it a day earlier on February 11th instead! It should be available from 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET on Xbox...
News Xbox & Playground Games Highlight '10 Incredible New Features' Coming To Forza Horizon 6
A roundup of what's new
Forza Horizon 6 burst onto the scene during Xbox Developer Direct last month with an impressive showing, which is nothing less than we expected given the series' history. It was a lengthy deep dive on the Horizon Festival's first Japanese outing, and as a follow-up, the team at Playground Games has rounded up "10 incredible...
News 'Relooted' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Some Early Reviews Are Now Live
A new day one title arrives
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have brand-new day one title Relooted entering the Game Pass Ultimate library; a heist platformer mashup from developer Nyamakop. As usual, we're going to summarise this one down below with a trailer and its accompanying description, to give you a better idea of...
News Replaced's Final Previews Are In, And We Could Be In For A Big Surprise On Xbox Game Pass
The next indie hit on XGP?
At the tail end of last year, we finally got a proper release date for the long-in-development indie title Replaced, which is heading to Xbox Game Pass on March 12th. Now, ahead of its highly-anticip
News Game Pass Shooter High On Life 2 Now Available To Preload On Xbox Series X|S
And it's a decent install size as well!
Looking forward to High on Life 2 next week? Well, the game is now available to preload on Xbox Series X|S - including via Xbox Game Pass if that's the way you're accessing the Squanch Games sequel. The upcoming Game Pass FPS weighs in at just about 60GB on Xbox Series X and 44GB on Xbox Series S, which is...
Talking Point Are You Looking Forward To High On Life 2 Hitting Xbox Game Pass Next Week?
Excited for the High on Life sequel?
High On Life was a divisive old game, wasn't it? Honestly, it all came down to how you took the game's particular brand of humour; some of us at the PX offices enjoyed it, whilst our reviewer PJ ended up on the opposite side of the spectrum, it's safe to say. Despite polarising opinions on it, Squanch Games...
News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In March 2026
Our best guesses for what might leave
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 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...
News The Original Hollow Knight Just Got An Xbox Series X|S Upgrade, And It's Free On Game Pass
"With higher frame-rates, higher resolution and additional effects"
We know it felt like an age for Hollow Knight: Silksong to finally arrive last year, but Team Cherry is quickly following up that release with a brand-new version of the original Hollow Knight; and that free Xbox Series X|S upgrade is out now! Yep, the OG Hollow Knight from 2018...
Report Microsoft Is In The Early Stages Of 'Expanding' Xbox Game Pass
Following a major overhaul last year
Microsoft only overhauled Xbox Game Pass last year with new tiers, prices, perks and more, but it sounds as though the company isn't quite done messing about with its gaming subscription service just yet. In a big report from Tom Warren at The Verge, the tech journalist touches on various topics relating to...
News One Of 2026's Prettiest Xbox Game Pass Titles Gets New March Release Date
Thanks to this week's Nintendo Direct
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase was packed with Xbox-related news, but only one new Game Pass title showed up; giving us another game to add to the service's March lineup. That game is Planet of Lana 2: C
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 5-8)
Live now for the next few days!
Xbox's latest Free Play Days promotion is rolling out now for the coming weekend, and it looks as though we've got six games to be dipping into for free over the next few days, taking the form of a 2K takeover. Here's what's on Xbox Free Play Days this week: Civilization VI Lego 2K Drive
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 5)
Including one new EA Play addition!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! We've got three games coming to the service today, including a new EA Play title in the form of Madden NFL 26 - which will drop later on in the day. Here's a quick breakdown on your new Xbox Game Pass additions for today (February 5): Madden NFL 26 (Console, PC,...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (February 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 February 2026, including for the likes of Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite, Stumble Guys and various other games. We expect many more to come over the next few weeks, and we'll update this guide when we spot...
News Just One Game Is Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early February 2026
Only one leaver for the first half of the month!
In addition to revealing a new batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February today, Microsoft has also revealed what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in early February 2026 — and it's good news, we only have one game leaving the service in early Feb.! Here's what's leaving
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including Three Major Additions (February 5-17)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has today revealed the first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for February 2026, with 10 games joining the service from February 5 to February 17, including three major additions in High on Life 2, Madden NFL 26 and Avatar: Frontiers o
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 3)
One of them being a HUGE shadow drop!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two titles coming to the library - one of which ended up being a surprise addition that arrived in the early hours of the morning here in the UK. Here's a quick roundup of both of today's new Xbox Game Pass titles (February 3): Final Fantasy 2...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Addition In January 2026?
Star Wars Outlaws? Space Marine 2? Death Stranding? Tell us!
The first month of Xbox Game Pass for 2026 has officially come to a close, and it ended up being quite stacked with AAA titles — we saw the likes of Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Death Stranding Director's Cut and Resident Evil Village arriving on the service, and...
News Death Stranding Director's Cut Gets Huge Player Bump Thanks To Xbox Game Pass
One of last month's biggest XGP additions
One of the most high-profile additions to Xbox Game Pass last month was the arrival of Death Stranding Director's Cut from Kojima Productions, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the title absolutely shot up the Xbox player charts last week as a result. As shared by Circana's Mat Piscatella, prior to its Game Pass...
News Narrative Adventure 'Indika' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 2)
A very intriguing title hits XGP
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got the dark, narrative-driven adventure Indika entering the library, a little under two years after it first made its console and PC debut in May 2024. If you've not heard of this one before, Indika is a bit of a unique beast. It features the sort of story...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In February 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 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...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Space Marine 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Impressed with it so far?
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is probably this past week's most high-profile Game Pass drop; arriving for XGP Premium and Ultimate members on Thursday, January 29th. So, if you've been giving this one a go over the last few days, what do you make of it so far? Here at PX HQ, we've made it pretty clear that we really dig...
