Celebrating Three Epic Months Of Back-to-Back Blockbuster Game Launches In Xbox Game Pass

This has been a remarkable year for Team Xbox and for you our fans. Bethesda was added to the Xbox Game Pass family. We also announced a brand new slate of games in June, and released Psychonauts 2 (and Microsoft Flight Simulator), two of the most loved games of the year.  Minecraft-server-hosting.Net -five million players have now joined us in Sea of Thieves and your love for Series X-shaped appliances has made the "Mini Fridge" a reality. Our players are at the forefront of everything we do, and we couldn't be more thankful for your unwavering loyalty.

In the midst of the Xbox 20th anniversary in November, we're thrilled to kick-off three epic months of blockbuster games that will be back-to-back launches in Game Pass:

 The Age of Empires franchise has been a key part of Microsoft's gaming legacy for 24 years and the October. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV will be our biggest yet and will bring the redesigned real-time strategy game to a new generation on Steam and Game Pass for PC on day one. Minecraft will join Game Pass for PC on Nov. 2. Then, there will be new Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures in December, and Caves & Cliffs: Part II later in the year.


The game will launch on Nov. 9, gaming's premier racing franchise returns when Forza Horizon 5's open-world adventure in Mexico is accelerated into Xbox Game Pass. S, Xbox One, Windows PC and Steam as well as Game Pass including console, PC and Cloud Gaming (beta).


Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition will be available November. 18 as a free update for existing players, including Game Pass members, with five new aircrafts and eight new airports, new Discovery Flights and tutorials and much-requested community features such as DX12 support. Microsoft Flight Simulator will also launch the Reno Air Races, featuring the fastest motorsports anywhere in the world. The update will be available Nov. 18.


- The Master Chief returns on Dec. 8 with Halo Infinite. This is the Halo that we dreamed of 20 years ago, and it's finally here in the biggest Halo game ever made. Halo Infinite is available in Game Pass on Xbox One, Xbox Series X Game Pass Ultimate members will also receive monthly multiplayer bonuses as part of the Perks program.


Our teams have been hard at work to improve the games you enjoy. You've played Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs Part 1 and Sea of Thieves; A Pirate's Life, Sea of Thieves, Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2 and Homecoming Grounded Hot and Hazy, Halo The Master Chief Season 8 and many more in the past few months. We are grateful that these worlds continue be enjoyed by millions of players.

Over the last two decades, the Xbox community has transformed gaming into an enjoyable experience and inspiration, education, and social connection. Games create bridges and strengthen bonds between families and friends, as well as give people new ways to connect.

We invite you to join us on Nov. 15 for a fun, digital broadcast that will be accessible to all Xbox fans around the world to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo. While we won't announce any new games, the anniversary broadcast will feature a special review of 20 years of Xbox. We'll share more details soon, so stay tuned.

We've been working hard to bring you three months of back-to-back game launches. We hope that you'll join us to celebrate twenty years of Xbox history. But, we also know that we are working hard to plan for the future and what's coming in the next 20.