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New York Post
a day ago
- Business
- New York Post
I'm not paying full price for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — neither should YOU
Discover startups, services, products and more from our partner StackCommerce. New York Post edits this content, and may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. TL;DR: New and existing users in the US and Canada can get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $16.99 per month instead of $19.99 — Stackable up to three months and are selling out fast! I'm not usually one to plan ahead when it comes to gaming, but this time, I did. Microsoft charges $19.99 a month for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and I wasn't about to keep getting hit with that charge every 30 days. So when I saw these $16.99 codes that stack up to three months, I grabbed them. Easy win. If you've got an Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, or just a decent PC, this membership covers you. It gives you access to over 500 games, including day-one releases. I've already started Starfield and Hellblade II, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is next on deck. No need to wait, no extra purchases. You also get EA Play included, which means full access to games like Madden, Battlefield, The Sims, and other titles I used to love, but had forgotten about. There are member perks, in-game rewards, and even discounts, not to mention cloud gaming if you want to fire up a quick session on your phone or laptop during a break. These codes are digital, work for both new and existing users, and they're only good in the US and Canada. Based on how fast they've sold out before, I wouldn't sit on it too long. Get up to 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now before these sell out! StackSocial prices subject to change.
Hindustan Times
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Bethesda unveils next big title at summer showcase. What we know so far
Bethesda has announced its next big title. Bethesda first announced The Elder Scrolls 6 in 2018, and since then, a lot has changed. Xbox now owns Bethesda, and fans have been waiting for seven years with very little news. Most of Bethesda's time was spent working on Starfield, which came out in 2023. Because of that, not much work happened on The Elder Scrolls 6 until recently. Now, nearly two years later, there's still no major update. Fans were hoping the recent Xbox Games Showcase would mention the game, but it didn't. Xbox head Phil Spencer talked about Xbox's 2026 games at the event. He mentioned titles like Fable and Forza Horizon 6, but not The Elder Scrolls 6. That likely means the game won't release in 2026. Fans will probably have to wait until at least 2027. Even if Spencer didn't mention the game, the fact that it wasn't shown at all makes it clear it's still far off. When the game does come back into the spotlight, it will probably be at another Xbox Games Showcase. Big games like this need a long marketing campaign, so it's unlikely they would reveal it the same year it comes out. Also Read: Loyd has breakout game in Aces' victory over Wings after slow start this season There was a recent report about a trailer being shared inside Xbox. But that trailer was likely only for internal use—to show how far the team has come in development. This is common in large game studios. Of course, none of this is confirmed, and plans could still change. But a 2026 release was always a long shot. Now, it looks almost certain the game won't be ready until 2027 at the earliest. Based on how big the project is, 2027 seems likely, but 2028 could happen too. Anything beyond that would suggest serious delays—but so far, there are no signs of any big problems.
Forbes
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Reason There's No More ‘Starfield' DLC
Starfield There was a new Xbox showcase this past week with a lot of solid offerings, but what was supposed to be one of the biggest games of this entire era was nowhere to be found. That would be Bethesda's Starfield, the new IP from the developer that Microsoft previously bragged was the studio's biggest launch ever. Starfield was released in September of 2023, and its first DLC, Shattered Space, was released in September of 2024. So, Starfield fans were hoping that this showcase would debut another DLC that was going to be out this fall, despite how late of notice that might have been. Nope, didn't happen. And I think when you examine how this game has performed and the support it's gotten, you'll understand why. Starfield I don't care about the current numbers on this Steamdb chart but see if you can guess where the launch of Shattered Space was here. Can you see it? Do you need a microscope? Yes, it's that little blip in September to the right of the middle. The launch of the expansion took the game to a 21,000 peak, double-ish what the game was averaging before that. If you want a comparison point, here's the launch of Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion, three years after the game's (poor) launch. Starfield FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder It's obvious, and the expansion went on to have about a 30% attach rate to the original game. Some may say that Xbox players who got the full bundle for launch may have played it more, but it's not like this game did not sell very well on Steam, and I don't think the numbers were wildly better elsewhere. Bethesda and Microsoft do not believe there's enough of an audience for a second expansion. They're right, clearly. The Shattered Space expansion was not even good, for that matter, so in addition to just making something, they'd have to make it a lot better. Combine this with Bethesda being half a decade behind on making Elder Scrolls VI, and there's just no chance this was going to happen. Bethesda has attempted to channel Skyrim and open up mod tools for Starfield, but that has disappointed that community as it hasn't been good enough support, and big scene modders have abandoned the game entirely. Starfield should have been a game that received ongoing support and built itself out with features and additions and content like we saw with the game it emulated, No Man's Sky. But Bethesda is not Hello Games, and Starfield was not given this support. It got a vehicle update, some new base items. The ability to not completely wreck all your items when switching ships. Not much, nor did it deliver a good DLC, and the numbers reflect that. Starfield's done. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Forbes
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Happy 7th Anniversary To The Ill-Advised ‘Elder Scrolls VI' Announcement
Elder Scrolls VI We just finished another big Microsoft showcase, and Bethesda was missing on two fronts. First, no more content for Starfield, which may not be the biggest shock, but also nothing on Elder Scrolls VI, which is…also not the biggest shock. But we have now reached a rather absurd milestone. Elder Scrolls VI was announced seven years ago at E3, back when E3 just existed. That was 2018, two years pre-pandemic, halfway through the first Trump term, and well before this current generation of consoles launched. Here's a refresher on how that was presented: A thirty-second spot of a landscape ending in the logo and nothing else. Seven years later, outside of a few 'we're working on it' updates, that's all we've gotten. There were reports that the game may make it out in 2026, but halfway through 2025 and nothing further on it, that seems increasingly unlikely. It's a frustrating exercise for fans who will end up waiting nearly two decades for the sequel to Skyrim. Most recently, Bethesda threw almost its entire weight behind Starfield, which it was banking on being a big new IP. But despite its Game Pass launch saying it was the most initial players for a Bethesda game ever, it's widely considered one of its worst now, with Fallout 76 more relevant these days than Starfield. And that was a half-decade detour that could have been spent focusing more on ES6. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Bethesda's timelines are frustrating more generally for fans even outside of ES6. There is a huge new surge of interest in the Fallout universe thanks to the excellent Amazon Prime Video series, but will Bethesda capitalize on that with a new game? Not even close. If Elder Scrolls 6 won't be out until at least 2027, and there is at least another five years of development for Fallout 5, we're talking about the early 2030s before a new game in that series. This has led to many fans calling for Microsoft to let another developer take on Fallout before then, but fan-favorite Obsidian is drowning in other projects, and there has been no movement on that front with any studio at all. Even Todd Howard admitted that 2018 was too early to announce the game given the long wait ahead, and now here we are in 2025 with the seven-year anniversary of just that announcement, which seems comical at this point. Do I expect to see anything from Elder Scrolls 6 this year? No, I don't. And even if we did get some sort of Game Awards teaser, fool me once and all that. Do not expect any Elder Scrolls updates any time soon unless the word 'Online' is attached. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Gizmodo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Xbox Game Pass Is Almost Free in This Final Sale, Access 500+ Games on Xbox, PC, and Console
Sad to say, gaming prices aren't going to be going down anytime soon. New releases seem to just keep getting more and more expensive, and the days of the brick and mortar stores that sell used or discounted games are just about gone. The solution is a subscription to an online service with hundreds upon hundreds of games, like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and you can dip your toe into that very deep pool of entertainment for just $17 right now at StackSocial. This is also a stackable deal, which means you can buy and use up to 3 of these discounted membership months, and the offer's good for both new and existing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. See at StackSocial More Than Just Xbox The name of the service may be Xbox, but the 500+ games available at Xbox Game Pass Ultimate cover the gamut of gaming. There are games for Xbox One, Xbiox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Series X/S (of course), but also Android, iOS and iPadOS, Windows, MacOS, ChromeOS, Meta Quest, Steam Deck, and even Samsung Smart TVs and Smart Monitors. Online multiplayer gaming is part of the deal, along with premium member benefits, deals, and discounts. And the gaming library isn't stuffed with archaic, out-of-date titles. Bethesda Softworks sends many of their new titles to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on the day of release, and other recently released games already on Game Pass Ultimate include Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Starfield, and many more. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is also home to iconic franchises like The Sims, Madden, and Battlefield, and many special benefits and deals await EA fans, because EA Play membership comes included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Those perks include exclusive member rewards and 10% off digital purchases, including both EA games and in-game currency. Best Library Card Ever Think of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate as a 24/7 pass that lets you browse a huge and ever-growing collection of game spanning all genres, from sports and racing to shooters and sci-fi to titles for younger kids like Minecraft and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, to the just plain insanely fun ones like Gang Beasts. And there are no late fees for not returning on time. StackSocial's deal on a month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $17 is stackable, so you can make it a 3-month deal for $51. It's good for new and current subscribers to — all you have to do is head to StackSocial, click away, and receive the digital download code in your email. You'll be minutes away from giving your gaming collection its biggest and fastest expansion ever. See at StackSocial
