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Microsoft has begun Insider Preview sessions of its upcoming family plan of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The new tier lets subscribers invite four more people into the membership with full benefits.

Another wave of games is incoming to Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers. This one is carrying another Ubisoft game, day-one launch of a campus sim, a range of indie hits, and more titles.

Fatshark is once again delaying the release of Warhammer 40K: Darktide, its latest cooperative horde fighting game. The PC version is now coming in November, but Xbox does not have a launch date yet.

Games like Watch Dogs 2 from Ubisoft, Inside from Playdead, Ashes of the Singularity from Oxide are incoming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of July. More titles have received touch controls too.

Relic Entertainment has brought its Season 2 major update to Age of Empires IV. The real-time strategy game now touts a map preference system, a panoramic camera, a team color picker, and more.

The three Yakuza titles that left Xbox Game Pass in December have returned for another run in the subscription service. Microsoft is also adding a bunch of popular indie titles this month.

Samsung's latest Smart TV platform, Gaming Hub, enables players to discover and play games, and enjoy other entertainment options without the requirement of additional hardware or downloads.

Arkane, the studio behind Prey and Dishonored, is releasing Redfall next year. More details about the game's heroes, vampire enemies, co-op and solo gameplay styles, and more were revealed today.

Xbox Game Pass holders are getting another high-profile wave of titles in the next couple of weeks. The newly revealed lineup include FIFA 22, Naraka: Bladepoint, Shadowrun Trilogy, and more.

Right alongside ARK 2's new trailer drop, Studio Wildcard has made its runaway hit survival game ARK: Survival Evolved free to claim on Steam. Only the sequel includes Vin Diesel unfortunately.

All of Microsoft platforms are about to gain a triple dose of the fan-favorite Atlus RPG franchise Persona. Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable are all coming to the platforms.

The complete campaign storyline of Obsidian's survival game Grounded is finally being introduced with the 1.0 launch. The title has seen over 10 million players during its early access run.

Microsoft is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Flight Simulator franchise by introducing a free upgrade that brings in helicopters, gliders, classic airports, and more to the popular simulator.

The developer behind RTS Ashes of Singularity, Oxide Games, is building a grand strategy game for Xbox PC players. The title does not have a release window yet but is accepting Insider registrations.

The Forza Motorsport reboot received a ray-tracing enhanced trailer filled with fast cars, beautiful circuits, and intricate simulations at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase today.

Hollow Knight: Silksong received a rare showing at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase today, revealing a whole bunch of gameplay and the news that the title will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.

Obsidian Entertainment is not resting at all when it comes to revealing brand-new projects. This time, Studio Design Director Josh Sawyer is leading the development of a narrative adventure game.

Mojang today revealed Minecraft Legends, a spin-off that takes fans of the blocky universe towards an action strategy experience. Homeworld studio Blackbird Interactive is co-developing the project.

Described as Bethesda Game Studios' "biggest and most ambitious game," Starfield took to the stage today at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase revealing off ship combat, over 1000 planets, and more.

Arkane Studios' open-world action title Redfall finally received an official gameplay reveal at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. The vampire hunting Xbox exclusive is coming next year.

Riot Games just announced its free-to-play PC and mobile catalog will be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers on Windows and Xbox Cloud Gaming, with almost all major unlocks already available.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the upcoming four-player cooperative game by Vermintide studio Fatshark received a high-octane trailer at Summer Game Fest Today. It is coming to Game Pass too.

Amplitude today revealed at the Summer Game Fest a console version of Humankind. Game Pass subscribers on Xbox consoles are gaining the title on day one just like the PC version from last year.

Today, Microsoft has announced a partnership with Samsung. The joint endeavor will see the launch of the Xbox app on Samsung Smart TVs on June 30, enabling Xbox Cloud Gaming without a console.

Microsoft is planning to introduce a new feature to Xbox Game Pass that will let players try out slices of gameplay from upcoming titles. These curated demos will begin rolling out in 2023.

Microsoft is bringing in a highly requested feature to its cloud gaming platform. Xbox players will soon be able to play their games on the cloud even if they are not on the Xbox Game Pass library.

A new report has shed more light on Xbox Keystone, Microsoft's upcoming hardware to power cloud gaming. Keystone may be positioned as a home console rather than a stick, and may land in 2023.

This week's digest recaps a hefty amount of news related to Microsoft Edge, some about a Windows 11 Dev Channel build, and an exploit that affects virtually all supported versions of Windows.

Microsoft has announced what games are incoming to its Xbox Game Pass services in the first seven days of June. They include Assassin's Creed Origins, For Honor: Marching Fire Edition, and more.

This week's digest covers a bunch of interesting news related to a new Dev Channel build for Windows 11, Patch Tuesday shenanigans, the arrival of Teams in the Microsoft Store, and more.

Starting today, Microsoft has a packed couple of weeks planned out for Xbox Game Pass. The latest arrivals include Vampire Survivors, Farming simulator 22, Sniper Elite 5, Skate for cloud and more.

Microsoft today launched the Xbox All Access program in Portugal, effectively allowing gamers to get a modern Xbox console bundled with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at just 24.99 EUR per month.

Microsoft's next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles have been revealed. May's first half brings Loot River, Danganronpa 2, This War of Mine: Final Cut, and much more. NHL 22 is hitting consoles as well.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed that over 10 million people have now streamed games through Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, there is little context over what contributes to this figure.

Microsoft has announced the latest expansion of PC Game Pass to more countries. The game subscription service is now available in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Microsoft has listed the next slate of games incoming to Xbox Game Pass through the end of April, which include Bugsnax, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, 7 Days to Die, and more titles.

Relic Entertainment has pushed out Age of Empires IV's first major content update, offering players access to deep mod tools, ranked seasons, a global queue, richer hotkey customizations, and more

The upcoming management sim Two Point Campus by Sega and Two Point Studios will be missing its planned May launch. The game will still be an Xbox Game Pass day-one launch when it drops in August.

The Xbox and PC Game Pass subscriptions are expanding their contents again. The first half of April brings in the latest Life is Strange, and Lost in Random, as well as more EA games to cloud.