BT has apologised after it emerged that some broadband customers are being charged for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions without their knowledge.
10.01.2024 - 00:11 / gameranx.com / Xbox Game
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Close to the Sun, Hell Let Loose, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Figment are now available to enjoy on Xbox Game Pass.
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Xbox Game Pass has been a must-have subscription service, especially if you’re on the current-generation Xbox Series X/S platforms. If you’re unfamiliar, the subscription service introduces players to a wide collection of games to download and play. Likewise, a more premium tier, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, will give players access to cloud streaming capabilities to enjoy these games without even going through the download and installation process. Regardless, first-party titles will always be available to play at launch. However, Microsoft does strike some deals to bring third-party games into the mix.
We typically see two waves of games unveiled monthly for Xbox Game Pass. We’re just getting into January, so we have our first wave of games unveiled. A total of eight games are coming to the service, which you can find out about in detail below. We’ll list down what games are being added, the dates of their arrival, and what platforms the game will be playable on.
Hopefully, there is something here that might pique your interest. We seem to have quite a varied collection of titles available. Of course, this is just the first half of the month, so we will have even more games to download and enjoy later in the month. Again, there’s normally a second wave of games unveiled each month for players. So we should hopefully see something come up after January 16, 2024, when the last of the first wave of games land on the subscription service.
With that said, you don’t want to wait too long to enjoy some of these third-party games. After so long, you’ll see these games get tossed off the service. Fortunately, when that happens, there is a heads-up on when the games will be removed. Additionally, there is a 20% discount available to give subscribers a chance to purchase the game before it is officially removed and placed back on the official storefront.
BT has apologised after it emerged that some broadband customers are being charged for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions without their knowledge.
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.
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The recent Xbox Developer Direct has confirmed previous leaks that Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is launching for PC and Xbox Series X/S on Tuesday, May 21 as a day one Xbox Game Pass game. The original Hellblade is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning game, and so expectations are high for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
The Xbox Game Pass additions keep rolling in with the new year, with January 16 seeing Resident Evil 2 and Those Who Remain join Microsoft's subscription service, and even more is on the horizon. Alongside their additions, Microsoft took the time to confirm the next five games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January, as well as the two coming in February.