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A $10 Hike Cost Xbox Millions of Game Pass Subscribers
Xbox's chief strategy officer revealed at Summer Game Fest that the October 2025 price increase drove millions of subscribers away in just a few months.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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8 Games Deep and June's Game Pass Lineup Isn't Done
June's Xbox Game Pass lineup has quietly grown to at least eight confirmed titles, and Microsoft hasn't even made its official Wave 1 announcement yet.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Game Pass Dumps Its 2024 GOTY to Make Room for 13 New Titles
Metaphor: ReFantazio, GameSpot's 2024 Game of the Year, is leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 31 alongside Persona 4 Golden. Meanwhile, 13 new games are rolling in, headlined by Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Remnant II.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Skateboard a Train Through Japan in June's Game Pass
June's Game Pass lineup is already one of the stranger months in recent memory, led by a game where you kickflip an actual train through Japanese cities.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Game Pass Starter Has a Catch Console Players Won't Like
Discord Nitro's new Game Pass Starter Edition includes 50+ games and cloud streaming, but console players won't get online multiplayer. That's a first for any Game Pass tier.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Your $10 Discord Nitro Sub Now Unlocks 50+ Xbox Games
Discord Nitro's new Rewards program bundles a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass into the $9.99 subscription, giving members access to over 50 games including Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, and Doom Eternal.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Forza Horizon 6 Headlines Massive Game Pass May Drop
Thirteen games hit Game Pass in the first half of May, headlined by Forza Horizon 6 on May 19. It's the strongest two-week stretch the service has had in a while.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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13 Games Hit Game Pass in May, Led by Forza Horizon 6
Forza Horizon 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Subnautica 2, and Mixtape headline a stacked May for Game Pass, arriving just weeks after Microsoft slashed the subscription price.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Leaked Game Pass Tier Caps Cloud Gaming at 10 Hours a Month
A new Game Pass tier discovered in Discord's code offers 50+ games and Xbox Rewards, but caps cloud gaming at a strict 10 hours a month.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Game Pass Is Sneaking Into Discord Nitro as a Free Perk
A new Game Pass tier called Starter Edition has leaked via Discord datamining, bundling 50+ games and cloud streaming into the existing $9.99 Nitro subscription.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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ID@Xbox Showcase Dropped 10 New Game Pass Titles
Yesterday's ID@Xbox showcase packed over 20 indie reveals into 50 minutes, but the real headline is 10 brand-new Game Pass confirmations spanning extraction RPGs, co-op roguelikes, and a Souls-like platformer.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Netflix, WoW, Fortnite Crew: Game Pass Add-On Plans Leak
Back-end API leaks have surfaced codenames for modular Game Pass packages, and the list of potential add-ons goes way beyond games.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Game Pass's $7 Price Cut Was Just the First Step
Microsoft slashed Game Pass prices and pulled Call of Duty from day-one launches. Reports now suggest a 'pick your own plan' model is in the works, and it could reshape the entire subscription.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Xbox Slashes Game Pass Prices, Pulls Call of Duty from Day O
Microsoft is cutting Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99 per month, but the trade-off is losing day-one access to Call of Duty. New entries will arrive about a year after launch instead.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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10 In, 10 Out: Game Pass April's Second Wave Drops
Xbox's second Game Pass wave for April 2026 brings Vampire Crawlers, Kiln, Aphelion, and Final Fantasy V while pulling Citizen Sleeper, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and eight others on April 30.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Even Microsoft Doesn't Know How to Fix Game Pass
Asha Sharma reportedly called Game Pass 'too expensive' and is floating ideas like a first-party-only tier and removing Call of Duty from day one. None of it is a plan. That's the problem.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Xbox CEO Admits Game Pass Is Too Expensive
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged in a leaked internal memo that Game Pass "has become too expensive for players," promising to evolve the service into something more flexible.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Game Pass Doubled to $30 in a Year. Xbox Says Oops
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told staff in a leaked memo that Game Pass "has become too expensive for players" and that changes are coming. The admission follows a year of aggressive price hikes that doubled the cost of the top tier.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Game Pass Drops 5 Games April 15, Adds Forza 6
Five games are leaving Xbox Game Pass in three days, and if you haven't touched them yet, the clock is ticking. The good news is what's coming in May.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Game Pass Lands Hades 2 Day One, Loses GTA V
Microsoft's April Game Pass lineup is impressive, headlined by Hades 2 landing day one on April 14. The catch: GTA V is gone the very next day.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Xbox Teases Cyberpunk 2077 Is Coming to Game Pass
The official Xbox Game Pass account posted a fake internal email stuffed with Cyberpunk 2077 references. No confirmation yet, but the hints aren't subtle.
Nathan Lees3 min read