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Xbox Game Pass subscribers spend 20 per cent more time playing, try 40 per cent more different titles News Feb 14th, 2019

Xbox Game Pass subscribers spend 20 per cent more time playing, try 40 per cent more different titles

Microsoft's head of planning for the all-you-can-eat service takes us behind the scenes

Microsoft reports highest Xbox Live PC users to date in last quarter News Jan 31st, 2019

Microsoft reports highest Xbox Live PC users to date in last quarter

64m MAUs across all platforms for three months ending December 31st, 2018

It appears that Sea of Thieves has had a surge in popularity News Jan 25th, 2019

It appears that Sea of Thieves has had a surge in popularity

Pirate-em-up shoots up streamer charts with Rare claiming metrics for the game are up since Shrouded Spoils release

Spencer: Xbox Game Pass is how Microsoft reaches 2bn gamers News Dec 6th, 2018

Spencer: Xbox Game Pass is how Microsoft reaches 2bn gamers

Userbase right now is very narrow, the exec says

Xbox head Phil Spencer claims Game Pass is increasing sales for featured titles News Nov 14th, 2018

Xbox head Phil Spencer claims Game Pass is increasing sales for featured titles

Subscription-payers are providing valuable word-of-mouth marketing, leading to increased sales outside the service

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service is coming to PC News Oct 25th, 2018

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service is coming to PC

PC players can already access an extremely-limited range of Play Anywhere titles

Player figures don't mean anything in the age of the subscription service Interviews & Opinion Aug 7th, 2018

Player figures don't mean anything in the age of the subscription service

We need to be more critical than ever when we know nothing about the people playing a game

Rare says Sea of Thieves hit its three-month sales target on first day, but that doesn't really tell us that much News Jun 18th, 2018

Rare says Sea of Thieves hit its three-month sales target on first day, but that doesn't really tell us that much

Xbox Game Pass responsible for this performance, which raises questions

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