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Microsoft has reportedly paused new Xbox Game Pass publishing deals, raising questions about the subscription service's third-party pipeline. Existing deals should keep the catalog moving in the short term.
Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves is launching on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC on July 10 alongside Version 3.5. Xbox Game Pass members will be able to claim a recurring Gift Pack and a one-time exclusive Sigil.
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Payday 2 is leaving Xbox Game Pass on June 30 after spending nine years in the catalog. Seven more games are leaving the service the same day, including Slay the Spire, Unpacking and two Tomb Raider titles.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft will add more flexible Game Pass offerings this summer. The comment follows a price cut, subscriber losses and a wider Xbox business reset.
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33 Immortals reaches 1.0 on June 10, with Thunder Lotus taking its huge co-op roguelike out of Early Access and onto Steam.
Valor Mortis
Valor Mortis now has a September 24 release date for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. One More Level's first-person Soulslike also has a Steam demo and day-one Xbox Game Pass support.
Grounded
Grounded 2's Into the Abyss update launches August 11, opening the pond as a major new area in Brookhollow Park with underwater exploration and a new amphibious Buggy.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2 has sold 2 million copies within 12 hours of entering early access. Unknown Worlds' sequel also topped 651,000 peak concurrent players across Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2 has passed 467,000 concurrent players on Steam within hours of entering early access. The survival sequel launched May 14 on PC storefronts and Xbox Game Preview, with Game Pass support on day one.
Multi-platform
Call of the Elder Gods launches today as Out of the Blue Games returns to narrative puzzle adventure with a darker Lovecraftian sequel to Call of the Sea. The game is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Outbound is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud and Xbox Game Pass. The cozy open-world game lets players build a home on wheels, explore landmarks and adopt a dog companion.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Discord Nitro members are getting a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass in eligible regions. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will also receive Discord Nitro perks later this month.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2's First Dive Showcase brought a new gameplay trailer before the sequel launches into early access on May 14. The trailer highlights underwater survival, crafting, unsettling environments and the sequel's co-op focus.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Mixtape is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud and Xbox Game Pass. Beethoven & Dinosaur's new narrative adventure follows three friends on one last night together, with each memory shaped by music.
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RGG Studio has revealed a fuller look at Stranger Than Heaven, its new action-adventure game spanning five decades of Japanese history. The game is now planned for this winter on Xbox platforms and PC, with Game Pass availability confirmed.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Phasmophobia's Player Character Update introduces avatar customisation for the first time, alongside visible bodies, readable teammate equipment and new death animations. Kinetic Games says the overhaul is part of the co-op horror game's road to 1.0 this year.
Multi-platform
MOTORSLICE is available now on Xbox Game Pass, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Regular Studio's launch trailer puts the spotlight on a chainsaw parkour game about tearing through a brutalist megastructure.
Roundup
Xbox Game Pass has detailed its first May 2026 wave, led by Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2, Mixtape and Final Fantasy V. The update also confirms five games leaving the library on May 15.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2 will launch into Xbox Game Preview on May 14 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with day-one access through Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Unknown Worlds also detailed co-op, cross-platform invites and Xbox ecosystem support.
World of Warships: Legends
World of Warships: Legends fully launches on PC on May 4 through Steam and Xbox on PC. Wargaming is also adding cross-progression support and Xbox Game Pass benefits around the same update.
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Xbox will give Stranger Than Heaven its own 30-minute showcase on May 6. The stream will focus on RGG Studio's story, world, characters and cast.
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Don't Nod's audio team has detailed how Aphelion uses silence, naturalistic sci-fi sounds and Amine Bouhafa's score to build tension around Ariane and Thomas' separation. The studio says the Nemesis creature mixes synthetic processing with organic recordings, including dolphin and sea lion calls.
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Aphelion launches April 28 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with Xbox Game Pass availability on day one. Don't Nod's sci-fi adventure looks like a more physical spin on the studio's character-led storytelling.
