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Why the Welcome Pack Has Become Gaming’s Most Trending Mechanic
I even wondered why you buy Forza Horizon 5 Premium Edition and you get the Welcome Pack: a handful of cars, some credits, clothing items, and a head start that costs nothing extra if you were already buying at that tier. Pre-order EA Sports FC 26 on PS Plus and you get the Icons Pack: … The post...
Forza Horizon 5 Creative Director Says Xbox Game Pass Was “A Good Idea”
Mike Brown noted that the service had plenty of potential, but not enough people could pay the price needed for it to make financial sense.
Forza Horizon 5 Director Says Game Pass Was A Good Concept That Didn’t Work
Xbox has been through another difficult period after a fresh round of layoffs, and Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike
Xbox Game Pass isn’t "viable" with so few subscribers, says former Forza lead bracing for more "studios getting shut down"
Forza Horizon 5 director Mike Brown says Xbox Game Pass simply hasn't taken off enough to be viable. Speaking to MinnMax (via Eurogamer), Brown – who departed Playground Games in 2023 and is now directing open-world racer Clutch at Maverick Games – was asked about the current wave of layoffs facing...
Xbox Game Pass isn’t "viable" with so few subscribers, says former Forza lead bracing for more "studios getting shut down"
Mike Brown directed Forza Horizon 5 before leaving Playground in 2023
Xbox Game Pass was a good idea in theory, former Forza Horizon 5 director says, but "the reality is not enough people have subscribed"
Mike Brown, ex-director on Forza Horizon 5 at Playground Games, has commented on Xbox's current problems and Game Pass' impact on the brand's overarching strategy in recent years. Read more
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"The concept of [Xbox] Game Pass was good" despite its eventual faceplant now contributing to mass job losses, reckons Forza Horizon 5 director
Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, who's currently working on open-world racer Clutch after departing Microsoft-owned Playground Games in 2023, has offered his perspective on Xbox's current layoff-heavy pivot in direction. Despite the Xbox Game Pass push of former Xbox boss Phil Spencer...
Game Pass Was A Good Idea But It Didn’t Work, Forza Horizon 5 Creative Director Says
Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown has weighed in with his thoughts on the situation at Xbox currently, and one of the things he commented on was Xbox Game Pass. He said in an interview that Xbox Game Pass, simply put, was not able to attract enough subscribers to make it viable as a...
Forza Horizon 5 Director Reacts To The Xbox Mess: ‘The Concept Of Game Pass Was Good…Unfortunately It Didn’t Work’
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Forza Horizon 6 Reportedly Tops The List Of Steam Releases For Gross Revenue In 2026
"Pulling revenue three times faster than Forza Horizon 5". In the midst of what's been a challenging week in Xbox land to say the least, we've noticed the folks over at Alinea Analytics reporting that Forza Horizon 6 appears to be the "top new game of the year by Steam revenue". We already knew...
Resident Evil Requiem, 007 First Light, and Crimson Desert Are 2026’s Top-Selling PS5 Games – Rumor
Forza Horizon 5 is also apparently selling quite well, selling 6.2 million units since launching last year on Sony's console.
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