It has become a monthly habit of mine to mark my calendar and wait for the latest PS Plus games or Game Pass games announcement to drop to see whether or not I will be making full use of my ...

Microsoft could soon launch its rumored ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming, with notices already appearing prematurely for some gamers.

TL;DR: US video game subscription spending has remained flat since 2021, with a temporary 12% boost from Call of Duty's Game Pass launch. Analysts suggest subscriptions have reached saturation in the ...

Prime Gaming is a benefit included with Amazon Prime memberships, offering free games, in-game content, and a Twitch channel subscription. Prime Gaming features free monthly games, exclusive in-game ...

U.S. video game subscription spending reportedly reached an all-time high of $600 million in May 2025, driven by Xbox Game Pass and several other services. While the record figure helped offset ...

Certain Xbox games will soon see a price hike, but titles from Microsoft's first-party developers will still be coming to Game Pass. Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy and utilities category.

Love it or hate it, we live in a world of subscriptions, and that includes the world of video games. Game subscription services continue to be a large part of the industry, piggybacking off the ...

Microsoft plans an ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier launching in 2026, allowing digital game owners to stream without a Game Pass subscription.

Back in October 2025, Microsoft confirmed to New York Times that it was testing a free ad-supported cloud gaming service separate from Xbox Game Pass. Xbox cloud gaming is currently only available via ...

In many ways, the proliferation of digital distribution opened up the past, present, and future of videogames. Smaller studios have a lower barrier to entry for their games. Ideas that might never ...

Xbox is selling fewer consoles, but Microsoft’s gaming revenue is still climbing thanks to Game Pass and Activision.