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Doom: The Dark Ages has hit three million players News May 21st, 2025

Doom: The Dark Ages has hit three million players

That's a record for developer Id Software, apparently

Kingsley: Game Pass helped mitigate risk on new IP Atomfall News Apr 17th, 2025

Kingsley: Game Pass helped mitigate risk on new IP Atomfall

The exec also explains its approach to budgeting projects

Stalker 2 has sold over one million copies News Nov 25th, 2024

Stalker 2 has sold over one million copies

And many more players have experienced the shooter via Game Pass

Report: Microsoft spends $1bn a year on Game Pass titles News Sep 20th, 2024

Report: Microsoft spends $1bn a year on Game Pass titles

The service boasts over 34 million subscribers to date

Microsoft says FTC's Game Pass complaints are "misleading" News Jul 22nd, 2024

Microsoft says FTC's Game Pass complaints are "misleading"

Xbox giant says it is false to call the tweaked subscription tiers "degraded"

The FTC isn't happy with Xbox Game Pass price increase News Jul 19th, 2024

The FTC isn't happy with Xbox Game Pass price increase

The organisation

Activision Blizzard games drives Xbox revenue up 51% News Apr 26th, 2024

Activision Blizzard games drives Xbox revenue up 51%

Diablo 4 was one of the most successful first-party launches on Game Pass

Sea of Thieves surpasses 40m players News Apr 19th, 2024

Sea of Thieves surpasses 40m players

This comes ahead of the game's release on PlayStation 5

Xbox to bring four titles to other platforms News Feb 16th, 2024

Xbox to bring four titles to other platforms

Game Pass now boasts 34 million subscribers

Starfield helps Xbox beat revenue expectations News Oct 25th, 2023

Starfield helps Xbox beat revenue expectations

Microsoft's games division saw a nine per cent increase year-on-year

Xbox revenue crawls up 1% year-on-year News Jul 26th, 2023

Xbox revenue crawls up 1% year-on-year

Hardware in decline, saved by games and subscriptions

Football Manager boss refutes PlayStation criticism of Xbox Game Pass News Jun 30th, 2023

Football Manager boss refutes PlayStation criticism of Xbox Game Pass

Jacobson says his studio has had nothing but positive experiences with the service

Xbox made $1 billion from subscriptions last quarter News Apr 26th, 2023

Xbox made $1 billion from subscriptions last quarter

Overall, Microsoft's games business saw a four per cent dip due to hardware decline

Xbox Game Pass cannibalises title sales News Feb 14th, 2023

Xbox Game Pass cannibalises title sales

That sure is a different tune to the one Microsoft execs have been singing publicly

Two Point Hospital has hit 5m players News Jun 7th, 2022

Two Point Hospital has hit 5m players

This is in part thanks to its popularity on Game Pass

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