New subscription tiers and prices: Microsoft has renamed the service’s tiers and raised the price of the top-end Game Pass Ultimate plan.Essential: The new name for the former Xbox Game Pass CoreUltimate: The highest-tier plan received a significant price hike but also added major new content and benefits. Major content additions: As part of the new tiered structure, Xbox…
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Stop Killing Games Campaign Gains Traction and Possible Solutions
Introduction: In the last 12 months, the initiative known as Stop Killing Games, or SKG for short, has managed to constantly increase attention around it. The same process began in 2024 as a decentralized campaign to stop video game developers and gaming publishers from pulling support from online games, which are basically terminated once that…
The Halo Series is Considering Moving into Different Genres and Platforms
Introduction: In the entire Microsoft and Xbox gaming library, the Halo series is among the most famous titles, but also one of the most lucrative ones. Over the past two decades, it managed to expand outside of the video game space. It turned its military science fiction stories into TV shows, comics, collectible figurines, and…
Fight American Folklore in South of Midnight
South of Midnight is the newest title from Compulsion Games, the relatively quiet studio best known for their first-person action game, We Happy Few. Equally evocative in its art direction and atmosphere, South of Midnight tells a supernatural story set in the American Deep South, fueled by folklore and myth. After the game was announced…
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Embodies Ubisoft’s Hopes and Fears
Introduction: Ubisoft has seen a lot of turbulence and problems in its business model over the past couple of years. Now, the company finally released the latest addition to one of the biggest franchises that it owns, which is Assassin’s Creed. The new game, named Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has entered the market after a prolonged…
PC Game Pass is Essential in 2025
Game Pass was first launched in 2017, and over the past 8 years, it’s only gotten bigger and better. Now toting hundreds of games at one low cost, Game Pass has grown into one of the best deals in the gaming world, providing access to everything from the latest AAA titles to exciting indie hits….
Retro Gaming Interests Expand among Generation Z Gamers
Introduction: The retro gaming scene has been one of the staples of the video game industry going back to the late 1990s. However, while the same gaming niche was usually populated by gamers who yearn for bygone times, in recent years, many young video game fans have begun to take an active interest. The same…
Marvel Rivals Could Spell the End of Overwatch 2
Introduction: The gaming niche around the team shooters genre has been a challenging space for many developers. For the better part of two decades, the big names remained the leaders of this field, while all changes took years to materialize. Blizzard’s Overwatch franchise is a good example of a gaming series that took things slow…
Potential Gaming Sleeper Hits Coming in 2025
Introduction: Every year brings a range of new gaming releases and among them are always so-called sleeper hits. These are gaming titles that many from the wider gaming audience initially miss but which slowly build their following and then turn into massive video games. 2025 seems like a year that will have a range of…
Biggest Moments in Gaming Coming in 2025
Introduction: For the most part, 2024 has been a challenging year for the video game industry – the same applies to both the businesses and the consumers in this entertainment space. The coming year has raised many hopes about the reversal of those trends. Furthermore, several big moments in the next 12 months should be…