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Ubisoft: 17 per cent of gamers subscribe to at least one subscription service News Sep 5th, 2019

Ubisoft: 17 per cent of gamers subscribe to at least one subscription service

French firm spoke to 4,000 15-to-45-year-olds last year ahead of rolling out its own UPlay+ platform

Increase in subscription revenue offsets Fortnite decline for Microsoft as Xbox Live hits 65m monthly users News Jul 19th, 2019

Increase in subscription revenue offsets Fortnite decline for Microsoft as Xbox Live hits 65m monthly users

Games cash dips ten per cent year-on-year for the Big M

E3 2019 - Microsoft's Spencer would like to buy an Asian developer, wants to show Xbox's commitment to PC News Jun 12th, 2019

E3 2019 - Microsoft's Spencer would like to buy an Asian developer, wants to show Xbox's commitment to PC

Big M's games boss points to Japanese talent appearing on its stage time and time again

E3 2019 - Xbox Game Pass comes to PC, over 100 titles by August News Jun 10th, 2019

E3 2019 - Xbox Game Pass comes to PC, over 100 titles by August

Follows announcement in May

Microsoft rolls out full new version of Xbox Game Pass for PC News May 30th, 2019

Microsoft rolls out full new version of Xbox Game Pass for PC

"Two years ago, we launched Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One, and since then we’ve seen how valuable a curated library of high-quality games can be for players and game developers alike"

Expanded Xbox Game Pass, E3 2019 plans and Gears of War esports: Here's what Microsoft announced during last night's Inside Xbox stream News Apr 17th, 2019

Expanded Xbox Game Pass, E3 2019 plans and Gears of War esports: Here's what Microsoft announced during last night's Inside Xbox stream

"Your feedback directly contributes to the evolution of Xbox Game Pass – thank you for taking the time to help us continually improve the service"

GDC 2019 - Oxenfree has sold 1.5m copies but boasts 3m installs News Mar 19th, 2019

GDC 2019 - Oxenfree has sold 1.5m copies but boasts 3m installs

PC still leading the pack, but the gap ahead of console is closing

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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