Xbox Game Pass expands the options for fans of Balatro, making the popular deckbuilder available to enjoy on yet another tier.

In terms of Xbox Play Anywhere, Balatro does not have the Play Anywhere tag on its Xbox Store page right now, and you can't filter it that way either, but we've checked that our console copy is appearing as an "owned" title on the PC app.

Well, us Xbox players had a good run, didn’t we? For a good few years, we’ve been able to sample a huge number of different games thanks to the superb Game Pass subscription service, many of which we may never have given a chance otherwise.

Announced as part of the the latest ID@Xbox stream, the winner of Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game and Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2024 has been added to the lineup of titles available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and even Standard members.

Some Microsoft Rewards users are receiving official emails indicating an upcoming price increase for Xbox Game Pass redemptions.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass February 2025 Wave 2 lineup, which kicked off with Obsidian entertainment’s single-player fantasy role-playing game Avowed on February 18.

There's one major game hitting Game Pass this week, but if Avowed isn't your style we have plenty of other excellent new Xbox games you can play this weekend.

Balatro was selected as CNET's Best Game of 2024, and if you haven't played the addictive poker-themed deckbuilding game now's your chance. On Monday, Microsoft added the game to Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate -- a CNET Editors' Choice award pick -- offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,

Microsoft's latest ID@Xbox Showcase has been and gone, stuffed with updates and announcements from some of the best indie games around, including Balatro, which shadow-dropped onto Xbox Game Pass yesterday,