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🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformDiscord Nitro Subscribers Now Get Game Pass Included
Confirming earlier rumors and reports, Microsoft and Discord announced a new partnership today that includes a new version of Xbox Game Pass called the Starter Edition. Available to Discord Nitro members, the Starter Edition of Game Pass includes a library of 50+ console and PC games, and Discord Nitro is staying the same price, which is $10/month or $100/year. The Game Pass Starter Edition also includes 10 hours of cloud gaming access per month. Some of the games included with the Game Pass Starter Edition include Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Grounded, and Overcooked 2. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-starter-edition-announced-heres-what-its-all-about/1100-6539875/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformDiscord adds a free Xbox Game Pass ‘starter edition’ for Nitro subscribers
Discord is announcing the launch of Nitro Rewards today, a new program for subscribers that bundles benefits from third parties like Microsoft, Logitech, and SteelSeries, into a Nitro subscription. The main addition is that Nitro members will now get a new starter edition of Xbox Game Pass at no extra cost. Xbox Game Pass starter &8230;
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformForza Horizon 6 leak threatens Xbox upcoming racing game
Forza Horizon 6 could be in jeopardy after a terrible mistake by Playground Games led to leaks on multiple piracy websites.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformDouble Fine workers unionize in the face of major Xbox strategy shifts
Double Fine, the Xbox-owned studio behind Psychonauts 2, Keeper, and Kiln, is unionizing with the help of Communications Workers of America
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformBefore Alien: Isolation 2, the underrated Aliens: Fireteam Elite is getting a sequel
Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company have announced Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 shortly after a teaser for the next Alien: Isolation game came out
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformBest Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (May 8-10 2026)
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformSekiro: No Defeat anime gets new preview and confirmed theatrical run
The anime adaptation of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be released in movie theaters before streaming on Crunchyroll.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformMicrosoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of forming an AI partnership. Court documents from the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial have provided a rare look at the communications between Microsoft's top executives about investing in OpenAI and fears &8230;
🎮 PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Multi-platformResident Evil Requiem: Leon Must Die Forever Minigame Challenge Now Available For Free
!Leon Must Die Forever Resident Evil Requiem(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/05/08/a86a4790/residentevilrequiem-leonmustdieforeverscreenshot2.jpg.webp) Capcom has revealed Leon Must Die Forever, a brand-new minigame challenge that's now available in Resident Evil Requiem(https://gameinformer.com/product/resident-evil-requiem), which launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC on February 27. The mode unlocks after you beat Resident Evil Requiem and will take players through various areas they visited during the campaign to work against the clock as they battle through hordes of zombies and more. "Fight your way through areas you've visited previously throughout the game and defeat the final boss, all with stronger enemy variants, five increasingly difficulty ranks, and a race against the clock," a press release(https://press.capcom.com/Play-LEON-MUST-DIE-FOREVER-a-Free-High-Octane-Minigame-Added-to-Reside) reads. "Fill your enhancement gauge by defeating enemies in order to unlock Leon's 'enhancer abilities' exclusive to this game mode." The order and progression of each area, as well as the options for Leon's enhancer abilities, differ from each run, making each play-through of Leon Must Die Forever unique. Get a look at Leon Must Die Forever in the trailer below: Alongside the addition of Leon Must Die Forever to Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom has added PC support for the PlayStation DualSense controller's adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, and motion sensor features. It has also deployed various bug fixes across platforms where the game is playable. Resident Evil Requiem hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC on February 27, and the Leon Must Die Forever minigame is available in-game right now. In case you forgot, Capcom is working on story DLC for Resident Evil Requiem(https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/10/resident-evil-requiem-story-dlc-is-in-development), too. For more, read Game Informer's Resident Evil Requiem review(https://gameinformer.com/review/resident-evil-requiem/a-sublime-sepulchre) to find out why it's one of our favorite games of the year, and then check out the Resident Evil Requiem amiibo releasing on July 30(https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2026/02/05/resident-evil-requiem-is-getting-a-switch-2-pro-controller-grace-and). After that, read Game Informer's reviews for Resident Evil Village(https://gameinformer.com/review/resident-evil-village/painting-the-ghost-town-red) and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard(https://gameinformer.com/games/residentevil7biohazard/b/playstation4/archive/2017/01/23/a-familiar-taste-of-blood.aspx). Are you going to check out Leon Must Die Forever? Let us know in the comments below!
🎮 PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Multi-platformEverything we know about PS6, Sony’s next-gen PlayStation console
A rundown of everything announced, reported, leaked, and rumored about PlayStation 6, including release date, price, and specs
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformNew Xbox CEO Considering "Range Of Options" For Exclusive Games Going Forward - Report
One of the changes that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma could make as the new boss could pertain to Microsoft's controversial multiplatform strategy. She said as much during a recent town hall(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-gaming-is-dead-to-be-replaced-by-return-to-xbox-branding-report/1100-6539586/), and now new reporting from The Verge(https://www.theverge.com/tech/925966/microsoft-return-to-xbox-town-hall-notepad?viewtoken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Ikd0NklTdmI4TUsiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTI1OTY2L21pY3Jvc29mdC1yZXR1cm4tdG8teGJveC10b3duLWhhbGwtbm90ZXBhZCIsImV4cCI6MTc3ODYwMTY5OCwiaWF0IjoxNzc4MTY5Njk4fQ.w8rV1bHh2lDbPDNEpqsJzxs3pX20kGREOeqLN6yKhTI&utmmedium=gift-link) states that Sharma is "evaluating a range of options for Xbox exclusive games." The report said Sharma is "treading carefully" and is not yet ready to sign off on "any major changes" to the policy. This is hardly a surprise. Before this, Sharma said she's trying to make "the right decision, not the fastest decision."(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/are-xbox-exclusives-coming-back-heres-what-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-had-to-say/1100-6539615/) Whatever Sharma and the team land on in terms of exclusives will amount to "long-swinging decisions that have decade-long impact," she said. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-ceo-considering-range-of-options-for-exclusive-games-going-forward-report/1100-6539853/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformDid Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI?
Microsoft showed off a "consistent" Xbox UI across handhelds, consoles, and cloud gaming during its Xbox keynote at the Game Developers Conference in March. At the time it was difficult to see if there was anything new about the UI from the videos and photos captured during the event, but Microsoft has now given us &8230;