Tag Archives: Game Pass

Just over a week ago, we learned the official opinions of Sony, Ubisoft, WB, Riot and other companies regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony naturally had a lot to say and was particularly concerned with Microsoft's growing hold on the subscription market with Game Pass. Now, Microsoft has had a chance to respond, calling Sony for buying 'blocking rights' to keep certain games off of Xbox. 

It is a new month, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass update. In the first half of August, Microsoft is bringing seven titles over, three of which will only be available on PC Game Pass.  Ubisoft is continuing to add to the Game Pass library with …

The video game market has been pretty quiet this Summer, following a very busy Q1. Soon, the drought of new releases will be coming to an end, as October is shaping up to be the busiest month of the year.  This isn't a new phenomenon in the games market. A …

At the end of last year, some of the best Yakuza games left Xbox Game Pass, removing Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2. Now just over six months later, the full Yakuza series is returning to the service.  Xbox Game Pass subscribers can once again download and play …

Microsoft has made a number of key improvements to the Xbox app on PC recently. Not only has the app been upgraded to give users more freedom over their game installs and files, but soon the app will also let you know if your PC is up to the task …

If you're a fan of twisted fairy-tale stories, Ravenlok might be right up your alley. Announced during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, this new action-adventure title was developed by Cococucumber, the same team behind Echo Generation and Riverbond. Reading Ravenlok's description and seeing the game's art and visuals, it's …

With Mojang wrapping up work on Minecraft Dungeons, the studio has turned its attention to a new spin-off game. Minecraft Legends will be releasing next year as an all-new action strategy game developed in partnership with Blackbird Interactive. In Minecraft Legends, players will discover a full of lush biomes and …

While Todd Howard and his Starfield gameplay presentation was the big closer tonight at the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Phil Spencer also got a huge announcement in just before the end of the show. Spencer took to the stage right before the Starfield reveal to announce Xbox's new partnership with …

For many, Xbox Game Pass is seen as being one of the best deals in gaming, offering hundreds of games for a relatively low monthly price. That being said, one area where PlayStation has managed to outdo Microsoft is with their recent offering of limited-time game trials to PS Plus …

Microsoft refuses to let up with its consistent addition of new games to its Game Pass subscription service. Though not the biggest month ever, the console manufacturer has now announced what games will be joining the service during the first half of June. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, …

Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service offers a robust and ever-evolving library of games for a relatively small monthly fee. The next set of titles coming to the service has now been announced, and it includes a number of exciting day-one releases. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, Megan Spurr, …

Over the weekend, the Xbox Live network saw repeated outages, leading to outcry from players across all supported platforms over DRM policies. Due to the outage, a lot of players were unable to access their digital games, including offline, single-player titles. Now, we have some clarification over how Xbox DRM …

Battlefield 2042 has had a hard time maintaining a healthy player base, with recent statistics showing fewer than 1000 concurrent players on Steam. Possibly in a move to tackle the game’s dwindling popularity, Battlefield 2042 looks to be coming to Xbox Game Pass this week...

Back in 2020, Bugsnax launched as an early console exclusive for the PS5. Now, two years later, the game is spreading to other platforms, including Xbox and Nintendo Switch.  Bugsnax initially launched for PS4, PS5 and PC, although the game was exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC too. …

Back in 2020, a group of former Suikoden developers formed a new studio and kickstarted Eiyuden Chronicle, a new JRPG and spiritual successor to Suikoden. Following a successful campaign, the scope of the project expanded to include a smaller prequel game, which will now be releasing in May as a …

Xbox’s first-party studios and recent acquisitions have been getting all the headlines lately, but Microsoft does also have a number of third-party publishing deals in place for the coming years. One of those deals will see one of Xbox’s long-standing partner support studios, Certain Affinity, trying their hands at a …

After years of forcing Xbox gamers to pay for the console’s Live Gold service in order to play free-to-play online games, the requirement was removed last year. Premium titles still require a Live Gold subscription, and according to one insider, the base price to access online might be increased. Xbox …

Back in December, we first learned that Sony is planning its own games subscription service known as ‘Spartacus’. The new subscription will combine PS+ and PSNow, while also offering a library of classic PlayStation titles for a monthly fee. According to sources this week, Sony will be launching this new …

The Xbox team has had a busy month so far. We’ve already seen Xbox Game Pass updated with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy joining the service, alongside other titles. Now, the second batch of games hitting Game Pass have been revealed, including Weird West, a new game from the creator …

Microsoft has gone all-in on Xbox Game Pass, allowing users across PC, Xbox and mobile to play a large library of games for one monthly cost. Sony is currently juggling between two services: PS+ and PS Now. As part of the company’s rumoured refocus on PS+ however, the latter service has started to disappear from users’ PlayStations.

We've officially made it through to March and right on time, Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, consoles and cloud. In a surprise move, we have a pretty major headliner for this month – Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.  Marvel's Guardians …

Obsidian Entertainment has proven itself to be a highly versatile studio, working on all manner of different genres, playstyles, perspectives and more. One of the team’s smaller projects is Grounded, a co-op multiplayer survival game. Despite its modest scope, the game has gone on to be a considerable success. In …

It has been seven years since the last major single-player RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, but the drought will be coming to an end later this year with Starfield. This will be the first major exclusive released under Xbox Game Studios and will also be a day-one title for Xbox …

Rainbow Six Extraction has had an interesting development, including but not limited to the fact that publisher Ubisoft changed the name from R6: Quarantine following COVID-19 and its consequences. All’s well that launches well, and it seems Rainbow Six Extraction has managed that, surpassing three million players in its first …

With Halo Infinite being the first game in the series to launch on Xbox Game Pass on day-one, while also being the first mainline Halo game to release on PC at the same time as Xbox since 2001, we were expecting big things from the launch. So far, it seems …

Microsoft dropped an absolute bombshell when the tech behemoth announced that they would be acquiring video game publishing giant Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 Billion USD. The console manufacturer has already offered a statement as to what this will mean for Call of Duty - though it is rather confusing. On this week’s KitGuru Games, we will analyse Microsoft's statement, and what we think it actually means for the future of the franchise - all corporate speak removed...

Every few weeks, Microsoft updates its Xbox Game Pass library with a dozen new games or so. While they have not yet announced the official list of upcoming titles, a new leak has now detailed Xbox Game Pass’ upcoming lineup. While they have yet to release an official list, Microsoft’s …

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been seeing impressive and consistent stable growth. Since its launch back in 2017, the service has gone from strength to strength, adding a plethora of major titles and announcing many partnerships for the service. This has seemingly all paid off, as Game Pass …

We previously reported that Sony was planning on revamping its PlayStation plus subscription service in order to be more competitive with Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass. It seems the announcement of this newly created service may in fact be coming quite soon. In a report by VentureBeat, UK video game retailers …

Ahead of HITMAN 3’s second year on the market, IO Interactive previously announced that they would be going live as part of a year 2 reveal stream. Alongside the announcement of many new additions and improvements, it has also been confirmed that the complete HITMAN Trilogy is coming to Xbox …