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The EA Play Standard and EA Play Pro subscription services are going through a price hike for monthly and yearly members. The changes are affecting EA App, Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

Xbox Game Pass may be receiving a brand-new tier, and this one is reportedly taking over the duties of Xbox Live Gold. The monthly Games with Gold benefit may be getting the axe, however.

11 Bit Studios has entered an agreement with Microsoft to bring more of the company's titles to Xbox Game Pass subscription programs. This may include in-house-built and published titles.

Netflix seems to be fine-tuning its upcoming ad-supported subscription tier. The new plan could cost half of the Standard tier which offers ad-free 1080p streaming, and have small commercial breaks.

Instagram is expanding the “Subscription” monetization platform and adding new features which will allow content creators to post stories, feed posts, and hold chats just for paying subscribers.

Snapchat Plus is the company's first-ever attempt at monetization outside advertisements. The service will cost $3.99 per month and offer some exclusive features, but subscribers will still get ads.

Apple seems to be developing a subscription plan to rent and use the latest iPhone without actually buying one. Consumers won't own the device, and hence, could easily exchange for a newer model.

Netflix has confirmed that it will not insert ads to lower the entry price of subscriptions on its streaming service. The company could, however, explore an ad-subsidized model owing to competition.

The subscription model for revenue generation from smartphone apps and games has witnessed massive growth in 2021. Although its overall contribution is low, it is growing at a phenomenal rate.

Twitter has officially confirmed that it is indeed working on "undo tweets" functionality, but a new unconfirmed report suggests that the capability might be tied to a paid subscription service.

Three more recently-released Electronic Arts-published games are heading to the multi-platform EA Play subscription soon. March arrivals include Star Wars: Squadrons, It Takes Two, and more.

Epic Games today announced Fortnite Crew, a brand new subscription service that will go live next month for its popular free-to-play game Fortnite. The service comes with exclusive cosmetics and more.

The retail giant will launch Walmart+ on September 15. It costs $98 a year compared to $119 for Amazon Prime, though the latter offers a wider range of benefits, including Prime Video, and more.

EA Play, the rebranded EA Access subscription, has finally come to Steam, offering users access to a large collection of Electronic Arts-published games and other perks for $4.99 per month.

EA has announced that the much-anticipated Steam release of its EA Play subscription (originally EA Access) will be happening on August 31, bringing over its vault of games, perks, and more.

EA Access and Origin Access subscription services across consoles and PC are getting a rework, taking the name EA Play and also gaining some new perks. The changes will occur next week.

Electronic Arts seems to be almost ready to launch its EA Access subscription service on Steam. A new Steam subscriptions page has gone up for the service, saying the launch will happen "very soon".

Twitter may already be exploring what features it will add to its planned subscription model as a new survey appears to be asking users what capabilities they would want to see in a paid tier.

Twitter seems to be forming a subscription service under the codename Gryphon. This has been revealed by a job listing on its career portal, where it's looking for a software engineer for that effort.

As promised by Electronic Arts last month, the company's subscription service, EA Access, is finally heading to PlayStation 4 next month. EA has confirmed July 24 as the official release date.

Ubisoft may be gearing up to release a new game subscription program of its own according to a product page that was up on its store for some time, naming the service Ubisoft Pass Premium.

Today, Uber updated the list of cities covered by its monthly payment plan to include 16 more locations in the US. Riders who subscribe to the monthly package will also get additional benefits.

Dota 2 now has a subscription service that gives players real-time item and skill suggestions, a new currency for cosmetic purchases, and more. Dota Plus replaces the Major Battle Passes.

Subscription gaming services are becoming increasingly popular, and the latest company to take advantage of this new trend is Jump, a new service that offers players unlimited access to indie games.