Xbox Game Pass Price Update
• Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
• PC Game Pass drops from $16.49 to $13.99
Future Call of Duty titles won’t join Game Pass Ultimate / PC Game Pass at launch; instead will be added during the following holiday season.
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Kiln | Official Launch Trailer
Party-brawler by Double Fine coming April 23, 2026. Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKt...
Forza Horizon 6 | Limited Edition Controller and Headset announced.
• Forza Horizon 6 Xbox Wireless Controller - $89.99
• Forza Horizon 6 Xbox Wireless Headset - $134.99
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Tropico 7 is coming Day One to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNI...
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• Trepang 2 – April 29
• Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (Game Preview) (PC) – April 30 (Day One)
• Sledding Game (Game Preview) – April 30 (Day One)
• TerraTech Legion – April 30
• Final Fantasy V – May 5
Coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate:
• Little Rocket Lab – April 21
• Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato – April 21
• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors – April 21 (Day One)
• Kiln – April 23 (Day One)
• Aphelion – April 28 (Day One)
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Kiln by Double Fine is now available for pre-load (≈ 6 GB).
Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on April 23.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
South of Midnight wins best New Intellectual Property (IP) at BAFTA '26.
"We got to see the latest updates on Clockwork Revolution, which is just really coming along. I think it's a bit of a cliche to say they 'punch above their weight', but this is a team of 100 people, and it looks like a lot more than that. It really is coming along."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKFw...
Gears of War: E-Day Direct on June 7 to be around 30 minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKFw...
Blizzard Entertainment provides art and cinematics support for Playground Games' Fable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKFw...
Grounded 2 | Beat the Heat is now available.
• King Dozer, a massive horned lizard boss
• Buggy Progression; evolve your buggies
• Explore the mysterious Sinkhole Anthill
• Modified O.R.C. creatures
• New combat updates and deeper survival systems
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwUb...
Hades II is now available as an Xbox Day One launch with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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Replaced is now available as a Day One launch with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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Overwatch | Summit launches tomorrow, April 14.
• Newest Damage Hero: Sierra
• Post-Match Accolades are back
• Vote for MVP
• Reworked Antarctic Peninsula
• New Battle Pass & Shop skins
• Mythics for both Genji and Soldier: 76
Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO6g...
Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 tomorrow.
Better visuals and up to 60 FPS in both docked and handheld modes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihhk...
Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 announced for Thursday, April 16.
"A world-premiere look at the next title in the beloved post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series. [...] Xbox has always been a home for the franchise."
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Kiln by Double Fine releases in 10 days.
South of Midnight
Overwatch 2 | Sierra Reveal
Launching with Season 2: Summit on April 14.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2aV...
Planet Coaster 2 is now available with Xbox Game Pass.
Supports Xbox Play Anywhere.
www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...
Thank you Playground Games for letting me check out Forza Horizon 6 early!
I can't wait for everyone to experience this insanely beautiful environment.
Xbox announces Xbox Achievements refresh.
• Achievements Get a Visual Refresh
• Hide Games from Your Achievement List
• Highlight Your 100% Completed Games
Available for Xbox Insiders first; rolling out to everyone later.
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Forza Horizon 6 | Japan Map Reveal
“From the iconic downtown streets of Tokyo City all the way to the snowy Japanese Alps, Japan introduces our most dense and vertical map yet.”
First State of Decay 3 | Technical Alpha play sessions kick off next month.
Starfield: Free Lanes + Terran Armada is now available.
The largest update to Starfield with tons of new features and enhancements.
Halo: Campaign Evolved received a Mature Accompanied rating in Australia.
Halo Infinite and Halo 5 Guardians are rated one tier below that.
www.classification.gov.au/titles/halo-...
Xbox Studios Spotlight | Bethesda Game Studios
Now in full-production on The Elder Scrolls VI. On-going work on Starfield & Fallout 76. Starfield: Free Lanes + Terran Armada launches tomorrow, April 7; the game's largest update yet.
There are also rumors on new Fallout project(s) in the pipeline.
Xbox Studios Spotlight | Beenox
Beenox is primarily responsible for the PC side of Call of Duty. The studio has worked on tons of Activision games in the past.
Now working on Call of Duty 2026. There are vague rumors that the studio might also be working on something related to Crash Bandicoot.
Starfield | Free Lanes and Terran Armada | Global Release Times