It’s looking like a good Game Pass harvest this year, especially because Microsoft’s backlog of big first-party Xbox games like Doom: The Dark Ages and Fable are coming in 2025. But tons of other cool stuff is headed to the subscription service as well,

Microsoft confirms 10 new games for Xbox Game Pass in 2025, including Moonlighter 2 and Echo Weaver. Indie titles like Tanuki Pon's Summer and Buckshot Roulette are expected later in 2025. Balatro, a popular deckbuilder, was also shadow-dropped onto Xbox Game Pass after gaining popularity in 2024.

Some Microsoft Rewards users are receiving official emails indicating an upcoming price increase for Xbox Game Pass redemptions.

Xbox Game Pass confirms three more day one titles that will be released for Microsoft's popular subscription service in April 2025.

So, sure, GamePass is reasonably successful for what it is — but it definitely hasn’t changed the world like Netflix did to Hollywood. People are still mostly buying new games, sometimes even still on a disc from Best Buy or Walmart. Streaming a game to your phone or TV over the cloud remains pretty niche.

Given the game went number one on Steam last week, it sounds like Avowed has sold rather well then, despite being included in Xbox Game Pass on day one. Game Pass is only applicable for the Xbox and Microsoft Store PC versions though - Steam users would have to purchase the game, and purchase it they seem to have done.

Microsoft increases the number of Microsoft Rewards points needed for Xbox Game Pass. Here's how this change will affect you.

Balatro is now available for free to those with an Xbox Game Pass subscription, be they console or PC players. This comes alongside the Friends of Jimbo 4 pack, which features a ton of cameos from Assassin's Creed to Critical Role.

Microsoft's all-you-can-eat gaming service that gives its members access to hundreds of games in exchange for a monthly fee — will be happy to hear that one of 2024's best and most popular games is now available to play on it.