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Xbox will add 25 new games across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC next week, with a Game Pass title among them. Highlights include Halloween: The Game and Mewgenics on Sept 8, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush and The Royal Writ on Sept 10, and NHL 27 closing the week on Sept 11, along with dozens of other titles and features like achievements, wishlists, and preorders via the Microsoft Store.
Microsoft is instituting monthly streaming hour limits for Xbox Cloud Gaming tied to Game Pass tiers: Essential 5 hours, Premium 10 hours, and Ultimate 15 hours, with non-subscribers able to buy hours. The cap will affect about 4% of subscribers and could hinder players hoping to stream titles like Grand Theft Auto VI; GTA VI isn’t eligible for Game Pass streaming at launch, but could be added later under the same 15-hour monthly cap.
Xbox is launching 35 new games across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC over the next week, with two day-one Game Pass drops: Blood Dungeon on August 25 and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy coming to Game Pass at launch. The lineup also includes high-profile releases like Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 (Aug 27), plus additional titles across various indie and remaster releases through August 28.
Halo: Campaign Evolved has sold about 1.2 million copies (~$67M) across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 with around 2.1 million players on Game Pass, but sales are lukewarm. The biggest competition on PC is Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which offers more content for less money ( MCC at $40 vs Campaign Evolved at $50). Sales split roughly 42% Xbox, 41% PS5, and 17% Steam. Analysts say nostalgia-driven PS5 interest and a waning Halo brand cache contribute to the weaker performance, suggesting a future Halo remake or MCC on PS5 could boost appeal. Halo Studios is pursuing new projects after Halo Infinite’s 2025 updates.
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Xbox announced a World FanFest tour with stops in Cologne, Tokyo, London, Mexico City, Sydney, Toronto, and Seattle (tickets are won via sweepstakes on the FanFest site). It also introduces an Xbox 25 profile badge, new Gamerpics and dynamic backgrounds, plus a curated Xbox Game Pass collection highlighting memorable games from Xbox’s history, with more details rolling out through 2026.
Xbox fans face a busy week with 43 new games launching across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC from July 13–17, including five day-one Game Pass titles: Ascend to Zero, Denshattack!, Mavrix, FixForce, and Fogpiercer (PC-only). The lineup spans a mix of big releases and indies, with notable entries like The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu and War Robots hitting during the week.
Xbox Game Pass reveals its July 2026 lineup with a mix of day-one launches and updates across Cloud/Console/PC, including Winds of Arcana: Ruination, Gears of War: Reloaded, and Tamashika; a July 13–21 sprint brings Ascend to Zero, PBA Pro Bowling 2026, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, Mavrix, FixForce, Fogpiercer (PC), The Planet Crafter, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, plus the 1.0 Palworld update. The month also sees 11 games exit the service, such as Golf With Your Friends, Stellaris, EA Sports FC 24, PowerWash Simulator, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
A podcast recap argues Microsoft’s Xbox lacks a coherent identity amid an aggressive AI push and sweeping studio layoffs (including Double Fine, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory), casting doubt on Game Pass and the platform’s long-term viability as the brand struggles to define its future.
Microsoft revealed 13 new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2026, with release dates from May 6 to May 19 across Cloud, Console, and PC. The lineup includes Ben 10 Power Trip, Descenders Next, Forza Horizon 6, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Subnautica 2, and more, with some titles expanding to Premium/Ultimate and several day-one additions announced at an IGN x ID@Xbox showcase.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 was announced at Minecraft Live for Fall 2026 with day-one launch on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass; it will also release on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, original Switch, and Steam, but not Xbox One. The sequel supports up to four-player online/offline co-op, includes Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud gaming, but cross‑play between platforms remains unconfirmed, and it introduces never-before-seen locations as it continues the story after the first game.
Microsoft announces 43 new games arriving next week across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including two Game Pass drops—Absolum and Nova Roma—along with a lineup of standalone releases such as RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, ICARUS: Console Edition, Life is Strange: Reunion, Project Songbird, MARVEL MaXimum Collection, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection, and more, with releases running from March 24–27.
At GDC 2026, Xbox highlights the ID@Xbox program with hundreds of developer meetings, new Project Helix details, and the ID@Xbox Play Anywhere showcase, noting that indie titles last year earned hundreds of millions in Xbox Store sales. The post emphasizes fair store practices, updates to algorithmic promotions like New Releases, editorial support through Xbox Experience and Indie Selects, and the role of Game Pass in reaching a massive audience, while promising more plans to be revealed at the GDC Festival of Gaming.
Xbox reveals a 30+ game lineup for March 2–6 across Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass, led by Planet of Lana 2 and Bungie’s Marathon, plus a blockbuster Game Pass drop of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for Ultimate, Premium, and PC, along with a host of indie releases.
Three new titles join Xbox Game Pass on February 19: Death Howl, EA Sports College Football 26 via EA Play, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, with Witcher 3 representing a major CD Projekt RED addition and Death Howl offering a fresh deck-building adventure across supported platforms.
Xbox’s February 16-20 roundup previews 10+ new titles, including multiple Game Pass drops led by Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, plus a slate of indie games and genre experiences releasing from February 17–20.