Polygon

The 5 best Game Pass games to play over the holidays

The holidays are upon us, meaning school's out, vacations are in full force, and, by god, you might just have a few spare moments to get some gaming in. Some of 2025's best games can be found on Xbox ...
GamesIndustry

Phil Spencer says Xbox's Game Pass cloud hours are up 45% YoY, making gaming "more accessible than ever"

Xbox Game Pass cloud hours "are up," according to Microsoft's Phil Spencer. In a brief statement posted to LinkedIn, CEO of Gaming at Microsoft, Spencer said the firm was "building a future where ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
CNET

Avengers Assemble as Marvel Cosmic Invasion Arrives Day 1 on Xbox Game Pass This December

To end the year, Microsoft assembled Earth's mightiest heroes in a fight against Annihilus in Marvel Comic Invasion. The comic-book style beat 'em up game is a Day 1 release when it launches on Dec. 1 ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
Game Rant

Helpful Tool Estimates When Games Will Be Free on PS Plus, Game Pass, and EGS

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...
Engadget

Xbox Game Pass is adding COD: Black Ops 7 and ten other titles in November

Microsoft has announced its latest batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November. Monthly subscribers have a lot to look forward to, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on day one of its release ...
GameSpot

Xbox Game Pass Ad Reminds People That New Games Are Added All The Time, As Big Game Is Set For Removal

Microsoft has debuted a new advertisement for Xbox Game Pass aimed at reminding people that they don't have to wait very long to play more games. The "New Games Added All The Time" ad focuses on a sad ...
GamesRadar+

Genshin Impact takes a shot at Roblox with its own game creator: Miliastra Wonderland is a new permanent UGC mode with PvP and the first fully customizable character

Genshin Impact update 6.1 will introduce a new Roblox-style game creator and social space called Miliastra Wonderland, giving players a new permanent UGC game mode with its own custom character and ...
Kotaku

The Enshittification Of Game Pass Is Here

Some things happen slowly and then all at once. So it appears to be with Xbox Game Pass. Once hailed as the “best deal in gaming,” it’s now best known as the deal that just keeps getting worse. A ...
GameSpot

Playing New Call Of Duty Games On Game Pass Just Got More Expensive

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Microsoft announced a suite of significant changes for Xbox Game Pass today, including price hikes, the renaming of tiers, and details on new benefits ...