Playing games away from your console for free sounds too good to be true but thanks to one Xbox Game Pass feature, it's a reality for many

One step forward, a few steps backwards. Microsoft's occasional wins with Xbox PC often come with caveats, highlighting the work still required.

Save 16% on a one-month sub for new releases, EA Play, and other perks, then buy up to 2 more months at the same sale price.

Xbox Free Play Days returns with Fallout 76, For Honor, Dead by Daylight, and Grounded 2 free to play this weekend.

But wait! There's also a secret fifth game for Xbox Free Play Days this week, as Ubisoft has made Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora free to play on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S from January 23rd to January 26th. We're already seeing an "install" button on the game's Xbox Store page, and it's even playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming as well.

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, Mark's area of expertise covers a wide range of genres ...

From Halo to Gears of War and everything in between, here's what's coming from Microsoft for Xbox and PC in 2026.