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Xbox Game Pass generated over $2.9bn during 2021 News Oct 11th, 2022

Xbox Game Pass generated over $2.9bn during 2021

The service boasts 25 million subscribers

Game Pass not replacing buying games, Spencer says News Jan 11th, 2022

Game Pass not replacing buying games, Spencer says

"Transaction is bigger than subscription"

Epic adding subscription service to Fortnite next week News Nov 25th, 2020

Epic adding subscription service to Fortnite next week

Follows rumours that something like this was coming to the battle royale game

Epic is seeing if players want Fortnite subscription News Nov 11th, 2020

Epic is seeing if players want Fortnite subscription

Company currently surveying users on the topic

Xbox boss Spencer says he wants as many people as possible to play Bethesda titles News Oct 19th, 2020

Xbox boss Spencer says he wants as many people as possible to play Bethesda titles

Sounds like they won't be exclusive to Microsoft's ecosystem

Amazon reveals its own Luna games streaming service News Sep 25th, 2020

Amazon reveals its own Luna games streaming service

Yet another tech giant has its head in the clouds

xCloud streaming service to be included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate News Jul 17th, 2020

xCloud streaming service to be included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Platform to launch in September

Google ditches Stadia Base branding for free tier News Apr 27th, 2020

Google ditches Stadia Base branding for free tier

Another strange comms move from the search and software giant

The Coalition says it's okay Gears Tactics if doesn't top Steam charts News Apr 27th, 2020

The Coalition says it's okay Gears Tactics if doesn't top Steam charts

Thanks to Xbox Game Pass

Blade introduces three tiers for its Shadow cloud gaming service News Mar 13th, 2020

Blade introduces three tiers for its Shadow cloud gaming service

It's formed a strategic partnership with LG

World of Warcraft subscriptions have doubled since the release of Classic News Feb 7th, 2020

World of Warcraft subscriptions have doubled since the release of Classic

The game was released in August 2019

Bethesda launches Fallout 76 subscription News Oct 24th, 2019

Bethesda launches Fallout 76 subscription

Monthly or annual packages available

Here are the games and companies confirmed for Google's Stadia streaming platform News Jun 6th, 2019

Here are the games and companies confirmed for Google's Stadia streaming platform

28 titles set for release alongside a huge list of developers and publishers

Updated: ERA "spend on access" figures for games include microtransactions as users do not own content News Mar 11th, 2019

Updated: ERA "spend on access" figures for games include microtransactions as users do not own content

Trade body claims consumers parted with £2.25bn in 2018 for accessing, not owning games

Microsoft: "We have as much a shot to build a subscription service as anybody else" News Jan 21st, 2019

Microsoft: "We have as much a shot to build a subscription service as anybody else"

The Xbox brand and the fact it produces its own content is a huge advantage, CEO Satya Nadella said

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