Before you're charged the new $30/month rate, you should purchase some discounted prepaid Game Pass Ultimate codes from Amazon.

After raising prices twice for the Xbox console, Microsoft is also increasing the monthly cost for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $19.99 to $29.99 per month. The company is spinning the 50% price increase for the Ultimate tier as an upgrade. It also quietly increased the PC-only Game Pass plan from $11.99 to $16.49 per month.

If there’s one thing modern gaming has nailed, it’s the end of buyer’s remorse. Instead of paying $70 for a single title and hoping it’s not a flop, subscriptions like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate give you access to hundreds of games across console, PC, and the cloud for one monthly fee. You get instant variety, constant updates, and zero commitment.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds a chaotic day-one title that delivers an unusual mix of city building, tower defense, and roguelike elements.

Regular Fortnite players (myself included) will often buy a Crew Pass to complete a season's Battle Pass and earn the corresponding bonus V-Bucks. But as an ongoing subscription, you have to be extremely invested in Fortnite to justify Crew on its own merits.

Online retailers, including Amazon during Prime Day, are selling pre-paid Game Pass subscriptions at their original price.

Although Microsoft increased the price on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $10, there's still a way to save on your subscription each year.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is moving from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month, which is a surprising $10 increase. While Microsoft increased the price of Game Pass Ultimate last year wi

A surreal-looking title from a celebrated Microsoft-owned studio joins Xbox Game Pass as its 56th new release for October 2025.

Black Ops 7 marks the second title in the franchise to launch under Microsoft ownership, but with the recent Xbox Game Pass changes, what's the status of the latest game?