The state of Xbox Game Pass (late 2025): new tiers, a 50% hike, and a very mad community
TL;DR Xbox Game Pass rebranded its plans in October 2025. Essential (Core) sits at $9.99, Premium at $14.99 without day-one access, and Ultimate jumped to $29.99 with added perks. The 50% hike triggered cancellations and loud backlash. Value now depends on how much you use day-one games, cloud, and bundled extras. What changed in 2025 […]
Halo Franchise Director, Frank O’Connor, Leaves Microsoft: What’s Next for the Series?
It has been reported that Frank O’Connor, the franchise director for the popular video game series Halo, has left Microsoft. According to Windows Central, O’Connor’s LinkedIn page was recently updated to reflect the end of his 20-year tenure with the company, and his position as franchise creator director is now listed as having ended in […]
Halo Infinite gives away free XP Boosts after fixing bug
343 Industries has provided certain players with 20 Challenge Swap and 10 XP Boost consumables in Halo Infinite. Players that own the game’s Season 1 Premium Battle Pass and have played Halo Infinite between the dates of May 3 and Aug. 9, 2022 will receive these items next time they log into Halo Infinite. These […]
Get Ready for Grifball Poker
Time to put on your best get-up and go all in! Tonight the Grifball community will be playing Full House Poker, starting at 9:00PM Eastern. We’ll be playing two hours of Texas Hold ‘Em. If you want in, post your gamertag in this thread on the forums. When 9:00PM rolls around, we’ll be sending out invites. But […]
GRIFBALL MATCHMAKING UPDATE
Grifballers jumping into matchmaking in the last week might have noticed a slight change for the better: Vanilla Grifball and Grifball Dash games now end once a team has scored three points, which is a change from the previous month’s settings where the games were mistakenly set to run all five rounds, regardless of the […]
LAST CHANCE FOR CUSTOM GAME HIGHLIGHTS!
Posted by Kalbelgarion on January 15th Got a clip of a great pass in Vanilla Grifball? Or an awesome double-barrel-roll in Dash? If so, we want to see it! We are looking for great clips of Grifball moves pulled off while playing Custom Games (not matchmaking). If you have any great film, simply follow these steps: Make a […]