Gears of War: E-Day launched to an 88 Metacritic score, making it the best-reviewed entry in over a decade. Yet Alinea Analytics estimates only 230,000 copies sold during early access, while 1.7 million players accessed the game through Xbox Game Pass.
Gears of War: E-Day has attracted 1.7 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers since its early access launch, with over 722,000 of those players purchasing the $30 Premium Edition upgrade. Total revenue across sales, microtransactions, and upgrades has surpassed $37 million, though traditional copy sales sit at just 230,000 units.
Xbox Free Play Days returns October 8–11 with Screamer, Family Man, and ARC Raiders available for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members. Timed trials for High On Life 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Little Nightmares III, and Rogue Waters are open to all Xbox players. Discounts up to 85% off let you keep progress after the weekend ends.
Nine games are departing Xbox Game Pass on October 15, 2026, headlined by the 2025 Game of the Year winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The turn-based RPG has been available since its April 2025 launch and will leave after nearly eighteen months on the service. Subscribers have until mid-October to finish these titles or purchase them at a discount.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a GOTY-winning turn-based RPG with novel dodge and parry mechanics, is leaving Xbox Game Pass on October 15 after over a year in the library. Subscribers have under two weeks to experience its twist ending and expanded content before it departs alongside eight other titles including Pacific Drive and A Plague Tale Requiem.
Xbox Game Pass will remove nine titles from its library on October 15, 2024, including the critically acclaimed puzzle platformer Cocoon and the co-op adventure We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip. Subscribers have until the removal date to finish these games or purchase them at a membership discount before they leave the service.
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A leak from a reliable ResetEra moderator claims Microsoft plans to remove day one game releases from Xbox Game Pass as early as next spring, introducing a two-tier model with an ad-supported $12.99 tier and a $19.99 ad-free option. Microsoft responded that it has nothing to announce today and has not finalized any changes. If accurate, the shift would fundamentally alter Game Pass's core value proposition.
New Circana survey data reveals over 40% of US gamers who canceled gaming subscriptions cite budget constraints and rising prices as the primary driver. Nintendo Switch Online saw a 10% jump in cost-related cancellations this year, while Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus hover near the same 40% threshold despite their vastly different price points and content libraries.
Jagex has confirmed that RuneScape: Dragonwilds will launch on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on September 15. The survival-crafting spin-off marks the first standalone RuneScape title and the franchise's debut on consoles after selling over one million copies in early access.
