Many of the most recent top-played charts have been seemingly dominated by older live service titles and yearly sports games.
The new owners of Undead Labs and Ninja Theory could also be revealed this year (and as early as this Summer for the former).
Marvel's Blade developer Arkane Studios is undergoing consultation as Xbox reviews "potential strategic options" with its Works Council.
It is worth noting that these diverse list of games have been listed alphabetically, and Microsoft has not provided any sales figures.
Zooming in at sales figures for just December, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 took the crown, with Battlefield 6 instead being ranked at third.
The $4.99 DLC adds three Minecraft characters (and emotes) to Sonic Team's racer alongside a new course, machine, and music tracks.
A Minecraft Movie hasn't yet beaten The Super Mario Bros. Movie in the box office yet, but it is seemingly well on its way.
The follow-up to Minecraft Dungeons is rumoured to be titled Project Snowblind internally, and will feature new zones and enemies.
Mojang says it will be releasing "a number of free game drops throughout the year" going forward as it looks to deliver content with greater frequency.
Those who own the game's PS4 version can begin testing its PS5 upgrade on the console starting today.
It looks like Minecraft might be getting a native release on current-gen consoles in the near future.
They will be joined with roguelike platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer, with all games going live on April 2.
Kicking things off for add-ons in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is a collection of free add-ons available through the Minecraft Marketplace.
The final Lost Legend, Snow vs Snouts, will go live later this month, while all players can claim the free Bright-Eyed Hero skin.
Despite officially launching in November 2011, Mojang's open-world sandbox title is still the best-selling game in history.
The dungeon crawling title launched for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC in May 2020.
That means Mojang won't be releasing any new features or content updates for the dungeon crawler from this point forward.
Developer Mojang has been quiet about the potential current-gen upgrade for Minecraft, and PlayStation players still have no word on a potential PS5 release.
Xbox Series X/S players so far have been able to play Minecraft thanks to backwards compatibility for the Xbox One version.
Minecraft's newest update, Trails and Tales, brings new mechanics and blocks to the game, and is out now on all platforms.
