It's been a memorable year for Team Xbox and for you our fans. Ebookmarks Bethesda was added to the Xbox Game Pass family. We also announced new slate of games in June, and launched Psychonauts 2 (and Microsoft Flight Simulator) two of the most popular games of the year. 25 million gamers have joined us in Sea of Thieves and your enthusiasm for Series X-shaped kitchen appliances has made the "Mini Fridge" a real thing. Our players are at the forefront of everything we do and we could not be more grateful for your amazing loyalty.
Just a few weeks away from the Xbox 20th anniversary in November, we're ecstatic to begin three months of blockbuster games that will be back-to-back launches in Game Pass:
Age of Empires has been an integral part of the Microsoft gaming heritage for the past 24 years. The Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV is our biggest yet. It brings the highly evolved real-time strategy game to the next generation via Steam and Game Pass for PC. Ebookmarks Minecraft will join Game Pass for PC on Nov. 2 and will be followed by new Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures in December, and Caves & Cliffs: Part II later this year.
The game will launch on Nov. 9, gaming's premier racing franchise will return when Forza Horizon 5's open world adventure in Mexico is accelerated into Xbox Game Pass. Our largest Forza Horizon ever and the 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 November. 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, tutorials and more, and highly requested community features such as DX12 support. Microsoft Flight Simulator will also launch the Reno Air Races, featuring the fastest motorsport anywhere in the world. The update will be available from Nov. 18.
The Master Chief is back on Dec. 8 with Halo Infinite. This is the Halo we thought of 20 years ago, finally come to life in the largest Halo game we've ever created. Ebookmarks Halo Infinite is available in Game Pass on Xbox One, Xbox Series X Game Pass Ultimate members will receive monthly multiplayer rewards as part the Perks program.
Our teams have been hard at work to improve the games you love. These last few months you've 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're proud that millions of you continue to play these games together.
The Xbox community has turned gaming into an outlet for joy and inspiration, as well as for education over the last two decades. Games help build bonds and forge connections between friends and family and provide people with new ways of connecting.
We invite you to join us on Nov. 15 for a great digital broadcast that will be made available for all fans around the world to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo. While we won't announce any new games the anniversary broadcast will provide an intimate look back at 20 years of Xbox. We'll share more details soon, so stay tuned.
We've been hard at work to bring you three months of back-to-back games that launch. While we hope that you'll join us in celebrating 20 years of Xbox history, know that we're working to plan for the future and what's in store for the coming 20 years.
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