BT has apologised after it emerged that some broadband customers are being charged for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions without their knowledge.
16.01.2024 - 18:46 / gamerant.com / Xbox Game Pass / Joshua Duckworth / Xbox Game
Xbox Game Pass has been busy this week, adding two new games on January 16, revealing new games coming later this month and in February, and also confirming a new day-one Xbox Game Pass title for some time this year: Frostpunk 2. This highly anticipated sequel follows the original apocalyptic survival city-builder game and asks a dangerous question in a frozen wasteland: what's next? The biggest external threats are gone, and only internal ones remain.
According to IGN, Frostpunk 2 is one of the most wish-listed games on Steam alongside titles like Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong. In many ways, Frostpunk 2 eclipses its predecessor by becoming a society builder instead of a city builder, and it's clear Frostpunk 2 will be jam-packed with hard decisions to make about humanity's future.
PC gamers will be able to make those decisions themselves when Frostpunk 2 releases sometime in the first half of 2024, and they'll be able to play it day one on Xbox Game Pass. Given its popularity, this is a huge get for Game Pass since players will be able to check it out just at the cost of their subscription. What's more, Frostpunk 2 will release on Xbox Series X/S sometime after the PC launch, and it'll also be available there day one on Xbox Game Pass. It's worth noting that the game is also coming to PS5.
Of course, fans have a bit of a wait on their hands because Frostpunk 2 does not have a proper release date yet. There's plenty in the meantime, though. Xbox Game Pass still has plenty of games coming in January 2024: Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, F1 23, Palworld, Go Mecha Ball, and Brotato
After all, it was easy to justify hard decisions in the first Frostpunk because it was either submit or freeze. It's not that simple in Frostpunk 2 where players must navigate the social landscape of various developments, factions, thoughts, laws, and ideals. Every faction wants a bright future, but that future is different for every school of thought. Frostpunk 2 forces players to face the idea that the greatest threat to humanity is humanity. It's not just about the wasteland surrounding the city, but the wasteland within it socially.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
BT has apologised after it emerged that some broadband customers are being charged for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions without their knowledge.
As part of major changes to Apple’s App Store policies to comply with EU regulations, the company has also announced that game streaming apps are now to be accepted on the App Store for the first time. This opens the door for Xbox Game Pass, GeForce Now, PlayStation Plus, Amazon Luna and other game streaming subscriptions to have dedicated apps on iPhone and iPad – they were previously only accessible via built-in web browsers.
Hi-Fi Rush, one of Xbox Game Pass' biggest hits during 2023, received a new update on Thursday, January 25. Hi-Fi Rush's recent update gives users new cosmetics, fixes various bugs, and improves controller support for PC players.
The January 25 Xbox Game Pass update is adding a new day-one title in the form of Go Mecha Ball. This hectic indie release promises to add to the already sizable collection of high-quality roguelike games on Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate added additional perks for subscribers to redeem. The perks cover a wide variety of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles, so users should consider checking them out to see if any of their favorite games are included.
The multiplayer monster-collecting game Palworld is now available on Xbox Game Pass in early access. Developed and published by Pocketpair, the game is available to play on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as well as PC via Game Pass and Steam. Palworld has been dubbed “Pokemon with guns” by the developer and offers players the chance to fight and team up with creatures called Pals, while also crafting and exploring the game's vast open world and dungeons.
Xbox Game Pass growth is slowing down, a newly emerged analyst report suggests. This bit of unofficial insight into the popular service could help explain why there are currently no up-to-date Xbox Game Pass subscriber figures to speak of.
Based on a recent series of tweets from Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke, it doesn't sound like Baldur's Gate 3 will be coming to any subscription service like PS Plus or Xbox Game Pass anytime soon. Vincke's discussion comes shortly after discourse surrounding a Ubisoft CEO saying fans should get used to not owning their games was shared in many online circles; in short, it seems Vincke wholeheartedly disagrees.
The talk of video game subscription services has come from many different places over the last week or so. You might remember an article we wrote yesterday about statements Ubisoft made about gaming subscription services in the wake of their upcoming Ubisoft+ service. But the “king” of such services is easily the Xbox Game Pass. The point of the service is to make scores of games available to players for just $10 a month. Plus, some games will be “day one releases” of significant gaming titles. Microsoft has been quick to tout the success of their service, but how well is it really doing?
The January 18 Xbox Game Pass update will introduce two additional games to the service: F1 23 and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank. These releases mark the second expansion of Microsoft's subscription catalog since the turn of the week, arriving just two days after Xbox Game Pass added two acclaimed horror games in the form of Those Who Remain and the Resident Evil 2 remake.
Xbox Game Pass is known for its continually expanding library of games, but along with the frequent additions to the subscription service, it does occasionally lose some titles as well. Games that are set to be removed are usually announced alongside additions, so it's often easy to prepare for the changes coming in a month ahead of time. Even with an active subscription, games can't be played after they leave the service, so having enough heads-up for a decent window to play the game tends to ease a lot of potential frustration.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to Xbox Game Pass on Thursday, September 5, 2024 as a day one game. STALKER fans have well over a decade to get their hands on STALKER 2. Unfortunately, the ambitious first-person shooter has been delayed multiple times, with this latest delay seeing it pushed out of its previously-announced Q1 2024 release window.