Game Pass
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LILITH PERSPECTIVE Diablo 4 deserves a lot of the flack it gets, but anyone jumping into today's Game Pass launch shouldn’t care
Diablo 4 remains a compelling action RPG, and easily makes for an exceptional Game Pass get - warts and all.
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ROLLING D4 Diablo 4 Game Pass launch time, how to play it on PC and which realm to choose
The Diablo 4 on Game Pass dream is real, and we're here to tell you how you can get in on it.
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SO LONG MARCH Game Pass caps off March and springs into April with Diablo 4, The Quarry, Evil West, and other groovy additions
Close out the month with some big names and interesting indies.
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BATTLE DAY AND NIGHT Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess gameplay shows how you'll wield cleansing fury to purify a defiled land
Protect the Maiden of the Mountain and purge the land of the Seethe.
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Don't get left in the cold.
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The Alters, the next big game from 11 bit, has reemerged to deliver some big news, and a proper look at its gameplay.
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WATCH IT HERE Watch the Xbox Partner Preview for new trailers, gameplay premieres, and more from Capcom, Nexon, EA, and others
30 minutes of information on third-party games coming to PC and Xbox.
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LUCKY NUMBER 7 March madness hits Game Pass with MLB The Show 24, Lightyear Frontier, Control Ultimate Edition, and four more titles
Spring forward with seven new games.
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THE SHIITAKE SHOW The problem with Xbox is that you don’t need an Xbox, and that's a hard circle to square
Xbox Anywhere, except under your TV where it's supposed to be.
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LONGTIME NO SEE New Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn trailer reminds everyone it's coming to Game Pass and still looks great
A44 has been really taking its sweet time working on Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, but we won't have to wait too much longer to learn more.
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ZOMB-EEE, LOOK HERE Surprise, Dead Island 2 has quietly landed on Xbox Game Pass
Just in case there wasn’t enough Xbox news this week.
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YOUR KEY TO HELL Diablo 4 heats up the Eternal Conflict on Game Pass this March
Prepare for war against the demon invasion.
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ZOMBIES & TOUCHDOWNS Game Pass scores touchdown with Madden 24, plus Resident Evil 3 Remake, Bloodstained, and more in February
Channel your inner Jill Valentine or Tom Brady this month.
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EX-BOX Xbox games coming to PlayStation is fine, but it’s the future of Xbox consoles I’m worried about
Let everyone play Halo and Sea of Thieves, but please don’t kill my games library that’s been two-decades in the making.
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CLOUD SURFING Apple's new policy update should make it easier to play Xbox Game Pass on your iPhone
You might soon find it a touch easier to cloud stream your games.
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DOOMSD-NAY? Despite our fears, the 'future of gaming’ probably won't be dominated by services like PS+ and Game Pass
“The idea that subs will become dominant is unsupported by data.”
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TUNE IN Xbox Developer Direct: Avowed, Indiana Jones, Hellblade 2, and more - watch it here
Take a deep-dive into some of the games coming to PC and Xbox.
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POKEGUNS January's second wave of new Xbox Game Pass titles revealed - includes 'Pokemon with guns'
JRPGs, monster-catching, and Lewis Hamilton. A combo made in heaven.
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E-VALUE-ATION Xbox Game Pass' success isn’t entirely down to value
I love Xbox Game Pass, but value isn’t why.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 lead first batch of Game Pass titles for 2024
Helloooooo 2024!
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GOAT IS DEAD Get swept up in the terrifying meme vortex of Goat Simulator 3 on Xbox Game Pass today
Oh Pilgor, I’m not quite sure what I even am anymore.
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CHEQUE PLEASE Xbox spends "over a billion dollars a year" on third party Game Pass titles, Phil Spencer says
Having a service with lots of games at people's fingertips costs a lot of money, who'd have guessed!
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PASS IT ON Sounds like we shouldn't expect Xbox Game Pass on PlayStation or Nintendo after all
As confirmed by Phil himself.
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NO STOPPING THE TIDE Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will squeeze in one final update before the end of the year
The second part of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's The Traitor Curse content update will be with us before we say goodbye to 2023.
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GOBBLE IT UP Souls-like co-op shooter Remnant 2, and its prequel, surprise release on Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass just added two unexpected (but very much welcome) games.
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MERRY X-MAS Does Xbox Game Pass need a Christmas miracle?
Microsoft’s game subscription service has had a good year, but it could do with a bit of buzz around the holidays.
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NOVEMBER CLOSE OUT Coral Island, Persona 5 Tactica, and more close out November on Game Pass
Four coming, seven leaving.
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NO LIE Lies of P gets November patch, DLC, and sequel plans
The adventure will continue with new content and a sequel.
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ROLL OUT Former PlayStation and PC exclusive heads to Xbox Game Pass this November
Rollerdrome is joining an already stacked Game Pass November.
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CLIFFHANGER Jusant review: an incredible vertical odyssey with a hopeful environmental message
It will forever be notable that Don’t Nod’s best game was the one without any spoken dialogue.
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PLAYER NUMBER HEIST If you can believe it, Payday 2 has over 10x more players than Payday 3 on Steam
Interest in Payday 3 has seemingly evaporated just one month after launch.
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COMEBACK KDR Against all odds, Battlefield 2042 may have actually convinced players to stick around
Two years later, people appear to be regularly playing Battlefield 2042 again.
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ERODING THE TRUST Cities: Skylines 2 devs may as well be asking people not to play it at launch
If you decide to play Cities: Skylines 2 next week, don't expect it to run very well.
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BECAUSE IT’S THERE Jusant plays wonderfully, and it's coming to Game Pass: be excited
By focusing on the joy of climbing, Don’t Nod has made a special game.
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MORE FALL GAMES Game Pass October adds Cities: Skylines 2, Dead Space Remake, Jusant, and more
Build a city, explore a night market, solve a mystery, and survive a horror remake.
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BF2024: REBIRTH If there’s any chance Battlefield 2042 is gonna have shot at redemption, it’s now
The combination of a free weekend, deep discount, and years of constant updates may have finally made a compelling case for Battlefield 2042.
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GET STARTED Xbox Series S Starter Bundle comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Jump into next-gen.
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Fatshark wants Warhammer 40k: Darktide to be the game you never want to uninstall, and the Xbox launch/Patch 13 is only the beginning of that new era.
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BUT IT'LL TAKE TIME Payday 3 dev turns its sights to progression, now that servers have been fixed
After saying that it has no plans to tweak Payday 3's progression system, developer Starbreeze has promised to make changes to it after all.
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A-SPEC Forza Motorsport: You don’t really need a review again, do you?
Deja-vroom.
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BACK ON A GRINDTIDE Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s Xbox release marks a fresh start, and Game Pass is all the better for it
Warhammer 40K: Darktide has been through a lot of turbulence in the months since it launched, but it only took one session on the latest patch to win me over.
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MORE GAMES Xbox Game Pass gets a boost in October with Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Forza Motorsport, and more
Some game are leaving too, as usual.
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OUT-HEISTED Payday 3 may get offline mode for solo play, as dev explains server issues
Payday 3's rocky launch has prompted a few changes at developer Starbreeze.
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CREATIVE KID Starfield mod actually makes space travel possible
Ostensibly a game about space exploration, Starfield doesn't actually let you... travel in space.
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BIG DUMMY Starfield patch stops mannequins from stealing your stuff
Bethesda's gonna stop them now.
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NO HEISTING ALLOWED Payday 3 servers continue to be a mess, even after matchmaking fixes
The launch of Payday 3 has not been the most stable, even after things were seemingly about to get better.
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THANKS FOR THE FUN These games will leave Game Pass soon, so grab them while you can
Seven games are saying "so long" to the service.
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GAME PASS GROWING Xbox Game Pass gets a TGS 2023 boost, with new games coming soon
Coming soon to Game Pass.
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NO BOTHANS DIED Xbox leaks: what do they mean for you? Our five biggest takeaways
It’s unfortunate for Microsoft that the documents were made public, but there’s a lot to be excited about
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SAY GOOD KNIGHT Payday 3 and 2022's biggest disappointment are the next Xbox Game Pass headliners this September
Plus, you can already play Lies of P right now.