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Xbox Game Pass, Gold Freebies for August Keep Excitement on Inside
All it takes is a few short months for subscription services to enact rumored, some might say “feared” choices that will pave the way for larger overhauls in the programs. The key one on the Xbox side...
- Posted 1 year ago
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April’s Xbox Game Pass, Gold Newcomers Not Putting On a Big Show
There’s a storm coming on the horizon for Xbox’s Game Pass and Games With Gold subscription service, in the form of relatively even competition in the monthly game subscription arena. By the time June rolls around, the...
- Posted 1 year ago
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Xbox Game Pass, Gold Titles for February: Nobody’s Saving the World With This Middling Lineup
It’s February and love’s in the air, so that means the folks at Xbox will be extra generous with their Games With Gold and Game Pass offerings this month … right? Well, it was worth a try....
- Posted 2 years ago
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Xbox Game Pass, Gold Freebies: Lotsa Sci-Fi For the New Year
Well, we’ve entered into the year 2022, and Microsoft continues to maintain both their Game Pass Ultimate and Games With Gold programs, available separately or the more common priced-reduced bundled service. One remains an outstanding value, and...
- Posted 2 years ago
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December’s Xbox Game Pass, Gold Titles: More Than Halo: Infinite is Among Us
There’s little use denying that the past year has been a challenge for the video game industry, notably for fans of Xbox systems who haven’t had much luck finding their Series console of choice since November of...
- Posted 2 years ago
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Notable Video Game Releases Closing Out 2021: Call of Duty, Halo, MOAR SKYRIM
Regardless of the shortage in consoles available to purchase, 2021 has been a terrific year for new video game titles. Be sure to hop over to Ben’s Bargain’s Holiday Software Gift Guide to see a brief rundown...
- Posted 2 years ago
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November’s Xbox Freebies: Game Pass Moving Up, Gold Moving Out
November has finally arrived, and with it comes some jockeying between the Xbox camp and other consoles for who’ll come out on top during the holiday shopping rush. Thing is, due to the rampant unavailability of consoles...
- Posted 2 years ago
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2021 Gift Guide: Video Game Hardware and Accessories
Last year’s hardware gift guide began with the somewhat obvious preface that 2020 was an incredibly different year in several ways, with the video game market both thriving and struggling with supply issues … and that was...
- Posted 2 years ago
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2021 Gift Guide: Video Games for the Holiday Season
One of the somewhat cruel and unusual things about 2021 is that while it’s been incredibly difficult to obtain video game systems, notably the backwards-compatible Xbox Series X and the PS5, this has also been a particularly...
- Posted 2 years ago
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October’s Xbox Game Pass, Gold Titles: Back 4 Halloween Action
The tides seem to be turning once again for the monthly console subscription services, as one slips into the shadows with a trio of ill-fitting freebies and the other makes its presence well known with timely, substantive...
- Posted 2 years ago
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October’s Video Game New Releases: Far Cry, Metroid, GROOT
October’s here, and while many associate the month with watching horror movies while gobbling down Halloween candy or sipping on pumpkin spice something or another, those involved with video game culture know that things are ramping up...
- Posted 2 years ago
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September’s Xbox Game Pass and Gold Titles: Shadows, Space, and MYST
Altogether, combining both the new Game Pass offerings and the Games With Gold freebies, September’s coming off as a tame month for Xbox’s subscription services. That’s a relatively uncommon occurrence: while the quality of the monthly Gold...
- Posted 2 years ago