Celebrating Three Epic Months Of BacktoBack Blockbuster Game Launches On Xbox Game Pass

This year has been a memorable one for Team Xbox, and you are our customers. We welcomed Bethesda to the Xbox family, announced a new slate of games together in June, and then launched Psychonauts 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator Two of the top-rated games of the year, into Xbox Game Pass. Twenty million players have joined us in Sea of Thieves and your love for Series X-shaped appliances has created the "Mini Fridge" an actual thing. Our players are at the center of everything we do, and we couldn't be more thankful for your unwavering support.

Now, just weeks before the Xbox 20th anniversary in November, we're ecstatic to kick-off three epic months of back-to back blockbuster game launches in Game Pass:

- The Age of Empires franchise has been a major part of Microsoft's gaming legacy for 24 years and the Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV will be our biggest yet bringing the evolved real-time strategy game to a brand new generation on Steam and Game Pass for PC on day one. On Nov. 2, Minecraft will be available on Game Pass for PC. In December, the new Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures will be available. Caves & Cliffs: Part II will be available later in the year. - On Nov. 9, gaming's premier racing franchise returns when Forza Horizon 5's open world adventure in Mexico speeds into Xbox Game Pass. Our biggest Forza Horizon ever and winner of the Most Awaited Game of E3 award, Forza Horizon 5 will be available simultaneously on Xbox Series X Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition will be available Nov. 18 as a completely free update for players who are already Game Pass members, with five new aircrafts as well as eight new airports. new Discovery Flights and tutorials, and highly requested community features such as DX12 support. Microsoft Flight Simulator will also release the thrilling Reno Air Races, which is the fastest motorsport on Earth will also be available on November. 18. Game servers The Master Chief will return on Dec. 8 with Halo Infinite. This is the Halo that we dreamed of 20 years ago and is finally here in the biggest Halo game ever made. S and PC. Game Pass Ultimate members will also receive monthly multiplayer bonuses as part of the Perks program. Our teams have also been expanding on the games you love. These last few months you explored Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs Part 1, Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life, State of Decay 2 Homecoming, Grounded: Hot and Hazy, and last week's Halo: Master Chief Collection Season 8. We're proud that you're continuing to play in these worlds together.

Over the last two decades, the Xbox community has transformed gaming into an enjoyable experience and inspiration, education, and social connection. Games can strengthen bonds and create connections between family and friends and provide people with new ways of connecting.

We invite you to join us on November. 15 for a great digital broadcast that will be available to all Xbox fans around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo. While we won't announce any new games, the anniversary broadcast will be a unique look back on 20 years of Xbox. We'll share more details soon, so stay tuned.

We've been hard at it to bring you three months of consecutive game launches. We hope you'll join us in celebrating 20 years of Xbox history. But, we also know that we are busy planning for the future and the next steps in the next 20.