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Microsoft’s Xbox Insider update adds tiered Gamerscore badges that appear on profiles when players hit milestones (1K, 3K, 5K, 10K, up to 10M), with a June-wide rollout expected. The update also brings a revised boot sequence and new library filters as part of ongoing achievements overhaul. TrueAchievements is running a poll on the new badges, with 569 votes reported so far.
Xbox PC App now mirrors console-style achievements with a new UI and dynamic Gamerscore badges, plus the option to hide games from your achievement history (without removing their points from total). The update also brings performance fixes and is rolling out first to Xbox Insiders in the PC Gaming preview on May 13, 2026, with a broader release planned.
Microsoft's Xbox Insider update introduces tiered Gamerscore badges that evolve with your lifetime score, alongside a new boot-up animation and library filters, aiming to make achievements feel more meaningful and make navigating your game collection easier.
Microsoft’s Xbox is adding tiered, evolving Gamerscore badges that appear on profiles and the Xbox Guide, along with a new bootup animation and a new 'Game access' filter to better sort installed versus Game Pass titles across devices. Available to select Xbox Insiders now, the changes are incremental quality-of-life improvements aimed at refreshing the brand under CEO Asha Sharma and may hint at shifts in exclusive-games strategy rather than a major overhaul.
Xbox Insiders get a refreshed boot-up animation, evolving Gamerscore badges that reflect total score, and improved library filters to distinguish owned, shared, and playable games, with wider rollout planned and feedback encouraged.
Microsoft's refreshed Xbox achievements rollout introduces new unlock animations and icons to match your color theme, clearer indicators for completed games in the achievements list, and a new option to hide games from your public profile (hidden titles still count toward Gamerscore). The update is rolling out to all users after Insider testing as part of Xbox's ongoing achievements refresh under new leadership.
This weekend's Free Play Days let Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential subscribers play Deadside and Catan - Console Edition for free through Sunday, May 10. Neither game is currently in the Game Pass library, so they’re new to many subscribers, and while Catan offers up to 1,000 Gamerscore, Deadside’s achievements list looks tougher to complete. More titles could be added later today. Will you join in this weekend?
Coatsink’s Replaced has joined Xbox Game Pass (Series X|S, One, and Windows), revealing a full list of 34 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, including 20 secret ones. The game’s 2.5D cyberpunk action-platformer offers a mix of story, collectible, and upgrade goals, with notable challenges like Non-Human Reflexes (Hard) and Reflashed (three hacking sequences without mistakes) within its retro-futuristic 1980s Phoenix City setting.
Xbox is testing new Achievements features for Insiders, including a refreshed notification design with personalized colors, an option to hide games from your profile’s Achievements list, and a highlight for fully completed games with new filters, with a broader rollout planned and feedback encouraged.
The chaotic city-builder Overthrown launches its full 1.0 release with 30 achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore, adding new enemies, three maps, airships, and more. Available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including Game Pass, players can build a thriving kingdom, defend against outlaws, and earn Gamerscore as they play.
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, a remastered tower defense game, is set to launch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, featuring 39 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, with some returning from the original game and new challenges to explore, promising a comprehensive and engaging experience for players.
A rare Xbox demo for Beacon of Neyda has launched with its own achievement list, only the second such occurrence since 2016, featuring 10 secret achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, and will be available until September 30, 2025.
Ahead of its September 4, 2025, release, the upcoming Xbox game Hell is Us reveals a list of 40 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, involving solving mysteries, closing timeloops, defeating various enemies, and upgrading weapons, providing players with a comprehensive preview of the game's challenges and content.
Ready or Not launches on Xbox with 1,530 Gamerscore, featuring challenging achievements including completing missions on hard, permadeath Ironman mode, and various tactical tasks, along with DLC achievements for full completion.
The article discusses the issue of exploitative triple achievement stacks in Xbox games, where developers release multiple identical versions of the same game to sell easy Gamerscore, and argues that Microsoft should use the Xbox Play Anywhere program as an opportunity to eliminate this practice and improve the quality of the Xbox store.