Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a staggering 50% price hike

"The best deal in PC gaming" might not hold that title for long, as both the Ultimate and PC passes are going up in price.
Game Rant

GameStop is Throwing Serious Shade at Xbox Game Pass

GameStop has taken to social media to throw shade at Xbox Game Pass and the recent price hike announced by Microsoft. Xbox ...

Is Xbox Game Pass Still the Best Deal in Gaming After the New Price Hike?

Xbox Game Pass is an even better deal for everybody… except for most of its highest-paying subscribers. Game Pass, ...

You won't believe how expensive Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is now

Microsoft is rebranding the lowest tiers of Xbox Game Pass while also upping the cost of Game Pass Ultimate to $30 a month ...

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price balloons to $30 a month

Microsoft has just implemented a price increase for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, little more than a year after it increased the price from $16.99 to $19.99, ...
GamesRadar+

Former Xbox exec says Game Pass causes "weird inner tensions" due to the subscription model usually coming at "the expense of retail revenue"

Games Microsoft reportedly doesn't include lost first-party game sales when calculating Xbox Game Pass profits, but the subscription service is apparently earning money regardless Stealth Games ...
TweakTown

Game Pass is worth 'jack sh*t' without game developers, ex Bethesda VP says

TL;DR: Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass revolutionizes gaming with day-one first-party releases, shifting revenue from traditional sales to subscriptions. This "cannibalization" challenges developers to ...
Kotaku

Ex-Bethesda Exec Says Subscriptions Are ‘Worth Jack S***’ Without The People Who Make Games For Them

Bethesda’s former VP of publishing, Pete Hines, still sounds skeptical of Game Pass. Nearly two years after leaving the Fallout and Elder Scrolls maker, the veteran video game marketer shared his ...
KMBC Kansas City

Mizzou students with season pass struggle to buy tickets for KU, MU football game

EXTENSION TO UMKC WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH. WELL, WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE ANTICIPATED BORDER WAR BETWEEN KANSAS AND MIZZOU FOOTBALL. AND FOR SOME MISSOURI STUDENTS, GETTING A TICKET TO THE GAME HAS ...
DualShockers

8 Original Xbox Games That Justify A Game Pass Subscription

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...
Android Police

Hollow Knight: Silksong headlines Xbox Game Pass' September lineup

The first set of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate throughout September has been revealed by Microsoft on Xbox Wire. The list of games encompasses the first half of the month, with the most ...
Yardbarker

New Games Coming to and Leaving Xbox Game Pass: September’s Lineup Looks… Interesting

Here we are again, folks. Another month, another batch of new games coming to and leaving Xbox Game Pass. September 2025 is shaping up to be one of those months where you’ll either be thrilled or ...