Three Months Of Backtoback Blockbuster Game Is Launched In Game Pass
It's been a memorable year for Team Xbox and for you our loyal gamers. We welcomed Bethesda to our family and announced a brand new set of games in June, and then launched Psychonauts 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator two of the top-rated games of the year, into Xbox Game Pass. Sea of Thieves now has 25 million players. Your love for Series X-shaped kitchen appliances and the "Mini Fridge" has made it a reality. We couldn't be happier with the overwhelming support we've received from our players.
We are thrilled to launch three months of back-to-back blockbuster games in Game Pass, just weeks prior to the Xbox 20th Anniversary in November.
Age of Empires has been an integral part of Microsoft's gaming history for over 24 years. The Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV is our biggest yet. It delivers the highly advanced real-time strategy game to the next generation via Steam and Game Pass for PC. On Nov. 2 Minecraft will be added to Game Pass for PC. In December, new Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures will be available. Caves & Cliffs: Part II will follow later in the year. Forza Horizon 5's open world adventure in Mexico will be available on Nov. 9. The largest Forza Horizon ever and the winner of the Most Anticipated Game of E3 award, Forza Horizon 5 will launch simultaneously on Xbox Series X Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition launches Nov. 18 as a completely free update for players who are already Game Pass members, with five new aircrafts, eight new airports, new Discovery Flights and tutorials as well as highly requested community features such as DX12 support. Microsoft Flight Simulator will also launch the thrilling Reno Air Races, which includes the fastest motorsport on Earth will also be available on November. 18. The Master Chief is coming back on December 8 with Halo Infinite. This is the Halo that we had in our minds 20 years ago and is finally here in the most epic 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 rewards as part of the Perks program. Our teams have been working hard to enhance the games you love. These last few months you played 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: The Master Chief Collection Season 8. We are incredibly grateful that these worlds continue to be played in by millions of you.
The Xbox community has turned gaming into a place for joy and inspiration, as well as for education over the last two decades. Games help build bonds and forge connections between family and friends and provide people with new ways to connect.
We invite you to join us on Nov. 15 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo with a great, digital broadcast for fans around the globe. While we won't be announcing any new games, this anniversary broadcast will be a special 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 back-to-back game launches. Korobi is now blogging We hope that you'll join us in celebrating twenty years of Xbox history. But, we know that we're hard at work planning for the future and what's coming in the coming 20 years.
