Microsoft is rolling out an extensive wave of video game additions across its ecosystem this November, highlighted by a 25-game promotional bundle available with qualifying new Windows PCs purchased in the United States.
Claim $500 Windows PC Game Bundle via Microsoft Store
The collection of 25 titles is valued at over $500 and is included with eligible new Windows PCs purchased between November 2 and December 31, 2026, from participating US retailers and manufacturers, according to Purexbox. Refurbished, open-box, returned, and demonstration units do not qualify for the promotion.
Microsoft reports that the bundle should appear in the Microsoft Store by November 30 at the latest. Buyers must open the Store, visit their Library, select Included with device, and claim the games using the Microsoft account associated with their computer.
An Xbox Game Pass subscription is not required to claim the collection, though system requirements and compatibility vary by title. Players must claim the games by February 12, 2027, after which the licenses remain permanently tied to that specific Microsoft account.
These cross-compatible games consist of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Gears of War: Reloaded, The Elder Scrolls Online, DOOM, DOOM II, Age of Mythology Retold, Quake, Quake II, As Dusk Falls, Battletoads, Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection, Fuzion Frenzy, Gears Tactics, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and BLINX: The Time Sweeper.
The complete official 25-game collection spans numerous familiar franchises, including Skyrim, Halo, DOOM, and Gears of War.
The full lineup encompasses Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold, As Dusk Falls, Battletoads, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Call of Duty: WWII, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, DOOM, DOOM II, Fallout 76, Fuzion Frenzy, Gears of War: Reloaded, Gears Tactics, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Minecraft Dungeons, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Quake, Quake II, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, The Elder Scrolls Online, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, The Outer Worlds, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection.
Xbox Game Pass Adds New Titles During 25th Anniversary
Alongside the hardware promotion, Xbox Game Pass is expanding its catalog during the 25th anniversary period, which officially reaches its milestone on Sunday, November 15, 2026. Combine that with the six others during the rest of the week, and there are over 10 brand-new additions heading to Game Pass during the course of the 25th anniversary period.
Additional day-one releases and new arrivals debut throughout the week, with three games arriving on the 10th, two arriving on the 11th, and one on the 12th. Tanuki: Pon’s Summer follows Pon, a well meaning, if a bit lazy Tanuki with a part-time job at the Post Office, as he works to restore the shrine before summer ends.
Warhammer Survivors is the official grim and dark bullet-heaven game from the developers of Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun, allowing users to play as over 40 iconic champions from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes and obliterate those who champion death and destruction.
Releases continue on November 11 with Hope in the City and Thronefall for Series X|S, PC, and Cloud (Ultimate, PC). In Hope in the City, 17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry… until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents.
Rounding out the scheduled week on November 12 is John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando for Series X|S, PC, and Cloud (Ultimate, PC, Premium), which invites players to experience intense FPS action as they obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters while playing as a Toxic Commando on a mercenary team.
