Xbox is rolling out a fresh late-April wave of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks, and it’s a surprisingly chunky drop: cosmetics, currency, a returning Skate pack, a Discord Nitro trial, and even a digital comic freebie. It lands at a moment when Microsoft is clearly trying to re-sell the value of…
Xbox is once again staring down the question that refuses to die: are first-party games going to keep landing on PS5, or is Team Green gearing up to pull the ladder back up? In a new interview, newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the company is re-evaluating exclusivity, but she’s not ready…
Xbox just dropped one of the strangest day-one additions Game Pass has seen in a while: Kiln, a multiplayer brawler from celebrated studio Double Fine Productions. It lands the same week Microsoft confirmed new Call of Duty games won’t hit Game Pass at launch anymore—making Kiln feel like both a…
Xbox just made Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass cheaper—then immediately took a flamethrower to one of the biggest reasons many people subscribed in the first place: day-one Call of Duty. Starting today (April 21, 2026), Microsoft says new Call of Duty entries won’t hit Game Pass until…
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is in a weird place: the company is reportedly debating fundamental changes to the service’s structure and even whether Call of Duty should remain a day-one Game Pass staple. At the same time, Microsoft is pushing one of its most aggressive Game Pass promotions in years,…
Gears of War: E-Day is still mostly a mystery beyond its reveal trailer, but it just earned a big vote of confidence from the person most synonymous with the series’ original identity: former lead designer Cliff Bleszinski. In a new interview, Bleszinski praised The Coalition’s direction for the…
If you’ve been staring at the Xbox Game Pass library like it’s Netflix at 11 p.m.—endless scrolling, zero commitment—this weekend has a clean, high-impact answer: play the new heavy hitters that just landed, then sample what’s about to hit next week. Hades 2 is now on Game Pass and finally on Xbox…
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass may be lining up another Call of Duty drop—this time with Call of Duty: Vanguard reportedly showing signs of an imminent arrival. The chatter is fueled by a new listing discovery on the Microsoft Store ecosystem, and it lands at a moment when Game Pass’ pricing and tier…
Metro 2039 is real, it’s mainline, and it’s coming this winter—bringing 4A Games’ post-apocalyptic shooter series roaring back after 2019’s Metro Exodus. Revealed during an Xbox First Look showcase by publisher Deep Silver, the sequel isn’t just “darker than ever” marketing talk: the studio says…
Xbox Game Pass may be heading for its biggest rethink in years. In a leaked internal memo reportedly sent to Xbox staff, new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says Game Pass has become “too expensive for players” and argues Microsoft needs a “better value equation,” while also signaling the…
