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The Latest Breaking News from Game Pass

3 of the best Xbox Game Pass games you can finish in under 4 hours

Sensible all-you-can-eat gaming for busy people – here's a trio of short, sharp Xbox Game Pass treats

When Will Madden 26 Come to Xbox Game Pass?

How much longer?

Operation Sports

Xbox Game Pass Quietly Added The RPG Game Of The Year

‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ is a flawless RPG anchored by the year’s best performances.

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Xbox Game Pass wins big with 2 Game of the Year nominees at The Game Awards 2025 — and 2 of the best RPGs, too, thanks to Obsidian

The Game Awards has revealed its 2025 nominees, and 10 of them — including two of the Game of the Year contenders — are available to play on Xbox Game Pass.

Windows Central

Revenge of the Savage Planet director isn't happy with the sequel's revenue, despite it bringing in millions of players on Xbox Game Pass: 'If you give stuff for free, what you've done is told people not to pay for it'

Revenge of the Savage Planet director thinks the industry's obsession with free games and subscription services is 'existentially dangerous'

PC Gamer

Xbox Game Pass gets the biggest game of 2025 bar none – free download coming very soon

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members might have to pay more, but boy are they getting the goods right now

One of the biggest PC hits of the last few years is FINALLY launching on Xbox — get into the factory-building action

Coffee Stain Studios drops the successful factory building simulator, Satisfactory, on Xbox and PlayStation.

Windows Central

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Xbox Game Pass adds Black Ops 7 in November — but some big games are leaving, which has us bummed

The next batch of games headed to Xbox Game Pass have been revealed, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Winter Burrow.

Windows Central

One of my favorite Xbox Game Pass games is leaving this month — I can't believe this huge FPS title is departing

Nearly a full year after its launch onto Xbox, Windows PC, and Game Pass, GSC Game World's popular survival-horror shooter STALKER 2 is leaving the program.

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass' Biggest Problem Just Got Exposed By 'Stalker 2'

'Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl' is leaving Xbox Game Pass ahead of its next big update, and some subscribers feel burned by it's limited time availability on the service.

Inverse

Microsoft bets on Game Pass growth despite upcoming price hike and subscriber backlash

The company remains optimistic.

Destructoid

Microsoft reportedly estimated that Game Pass led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, with 82% of copies sold being on the Game Pass-less PlayStation 5

Is that good?

PC Gamer

Report: Microsoft gave up $300 million in Call of Duty sales as a result of Game Pass

How much is the true cost of Game Pass when Call of Duty is involved?

Windows Central

The golden age of PC gaming has ended with Game Pass’s frustrating price hike

A lot of people will miss casual PC gaming without even knowing it.

Destructoid

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Windows Central

I'm leaving Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in the dust — I just cancelled my subscription and moved to the new best tier instead

The recent price increase to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has seriously reduced its value, making one of the service's alternative tiers the new best option (if you're able to use it well, that is).

GamesRadar

Microsoft continues reading anything but the room with a full-page Xbox Game Pass advertisement on console startup a day after hiking prices by 50%

The own goals keep coming

Tom’s Guide

Xbox Game Pass price hike is infuriating users — but here's how to beat the cost increase

Xbox Game Pass is getting a major price hike, and gamers aren't impressed. However, there's still time to score a discount right now.

Inverse

Xbox Game Pass Just Quietly Added a Co-op Adventure That Turns Failure Into Your Greatest Weapon

‘For the King 2’ is a worthy sequel to a grand choose-your-own adventure.

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Those years of Silksong memes were no joke: Even Borderlands 4 can't escape its shadow after their first weekends on Steam

Despite being on Game Pass, Silksong is dominant on Steam.

Windows Central

Former Bethesda exec Pete Hines says Game Pass is 'nothing' without the people making the games

Will Game Pass ever not be the one to blame, or will we continue down this road of blame game forever?

Windows Central

Is Borderlands 4 coming to Xbox Game Pass with its "mayhem-fueled looter shooter" action? It's out soon — here's what we know

Borderlands 4 has serious potential to rise up as one of 2025's biggest and best looter shooters, but will you be able to play it on Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

Hollow Knight: Silksong headlines Xbox Game Pass for September — here’s the full lineup

Xbox Game Pass kicks off September 2025 with Hollow Knight: Silksong, RoadCraft, PAW Patrol World, and more. Here’s the full list of new games, perks, and what’s leaving soon.

GamesRadar

It took 3 years but Xbox has finally delivered on its Silksong promise: Team Cherry's latest hits Game Pass day one, exactly one day after an amazing Metroidvania you shouldn't miss

Who cares, though? Paw Patrol World is coming six days later

Windows Central

Is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater bringing "the ultimate survival stealth action experience" to Xbox Game Pass? — Here's the scoop

The highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is finally here. But is it on Game Pass? Here's what we know.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers just got the best Assassin's Creed in years for free

You don't need to pay for Ubisoft+ to get Assassin's Creed Mirage for free

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