Guide
Xbox Game Pass games list for November 2026
A complete list, including Xbox Game Pass Essential games.
Microsoft
News
EA's sale to Saudi-led consortium was "final nail in the coffin" for BioWare, says studio co-founder
"I'm not saying it doesn't hurt and doesn't suck."
News
"This company has been driven into a wall for years" - Life is Strange studio Don't Nod faces unrest while teetering on insolvency
"For two years, employees have been living on the edge."
News
Amid sweeping layoffs at Xbox and massive AI investments, Microsoft introduces a "Voluntary Exit Offer" to 60,000 workers
Available to around 25 percent of staff.
News
Xbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the job
UPDATE: Xbox responds, and source familiar with the situation alleges Chiang was terminated for "policy violations".
Opinion
Farewell BioWare, you inspired so many of us, and you deserved so much better than this
The evil ending.
News
Games industry mourns sudden BioWare closure - "Anyone who participated in this travesty should be ashamed"
"I would have never been here without BioWare igniting the fire in my heart."
News
BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout
"These games became so much more because you played them."
News
Xbox reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs, with the first wave coming as early as this month
As Sharma outlines Xbox's future with Helix.
News
Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore
"We deeply value the contributions of both teams."
News
Xbox announces what sounds like a generative AI-focused game-making department, Xbox Labs, while avoiding mentioning AI
"I think Xbox has an important role to play here."
News
"After an all-time low, we've started to return to growth" - Asha Sharma touts Xbox turnaround after drastic restructuring and many hundreds of layoffs
"We're making the right decisions to reinvest in the business."
News
Xbox denies reports it's acquired exclusive GTA 6 game-streaming rights, deflating hopes of playing it on PC
Excitement "has led to some misreporting".
Deals
Tech | Our favourite Xbox gaming headset is 15% off with a handy Prime Day price cut
15 percent off - don't mind if I do.
News
Halo Studios says "it is absolutely our intent" to release new Halo book, despite layoffs and a rumored lore reboot from Activision
"We are determined to see this through to completion."