{"id":130687,"date":"2022-12-20T21:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=447967"},"modified":"2022-12-20T21:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:31:26","slug":"high-on-life-is-xbox-game-pass-biggest-2022-launch-biggest-3rd-party-game-pass-launch-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/20\/high-on-life-is-xbox-game-pass-biggest-2022-launch-biggest-3rd-party-game-pass-launch-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"High on Life is Xbox Game Pass\u2019 biggest 2022 launch, biggest 3rd party Game Pass launch ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>High On Life<\/em> is the biggest Game Pass release of 2022, the biggest 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party launch in Game Pass history, and the biggest single-player game launch on Game Pass ever.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><em>High On Life <\/em>is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows, and is available as part of Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re happy to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-gb\/games\/store\/high-on-life\/9nl4714vtlrs\"><em>High<\/em> <em>On Life<\/em><\/a><em> \u2014<\/em><\/strong> the comedy-shooter featuring charismatic talking guns from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland\u2019s Squanch Games \u2014 is Xbox Game Pass\u2019 biggest launch of 2022, the biggest 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party Game Pass launch of all time, and the biggest release of a single player-only game in the service\u2019s history.&nbsp;Those stats are measured in terms of engagement, based on the number of hours played in the first five days of release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was our first time launching a game with Game Pass,\u201d said Mike Fridley, Studio Director and COO of Squanch Games, \u201cand we\u2019ve been blown away by the response from the players who have made us the most popular game on Game Pass right now. When Squanch Games was first created, it was to make the games we wanted to play \u2013 and Game Pass is helping us reach the players that want to play those games too.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>High On Life<\/em> is an incredibly unique title that we\u2019ve been excited about for a long time,\u201d said Matt Percy, General Manager of Content Planning at Xbox. \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see so many Game Pass members jump into it at launch to experience Squanch\u2019s story for themselves ahead of the holidays.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hnbF6y0MsUc?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&#038;w=640&#038;h=360]<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>High On Life<\/em> tells the story of a regular teenager who gets embroiled in a galactic conflict after an alien cartel discovers humans can be used as drugs. Of course, the only recourse is to become a bounty hunter and take the whole cartel down. A mixture of classic shooting, light RPG mechanics, and outrageous humor, <em>High on Life <\/em>has proven a huge hit with fans across the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent podcast interview with Larry Hryb, Xbox\u2019s Major Nelson, co-creator Justin Roiland explained how much there is to find along the way, and encouraged players to journey \u201coff the golden path\u201d for <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/12\/15\/xbox-podcast-high-on-life\/\">plenty of deeply buried details and secrets<\/a>. Inspired by Roiland\u2019s own gaming interests, including <em>Fallout 3<\/em>, the team went above and beyond to prioritize extra voices, animations, and details that reflect player decisions. To learn more, check out the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/12\/15\/xbox-podcast-high-on-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the Xbox community and those who have joined us on this quest to save this crazy world from the alien cartel. If you aren\u2019t among the millions of players who are already exploring the world of <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-gb\/games\/store\/high-on-life\/9nl4714vtlrs\">High On Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong> yet, you can grab the game right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows, and with your Game Pass membership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"msp1671558423848\" class>\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9nl4714vtlrs\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9nl4714vtlrs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.24623.13714596773589453.b0e22fc5-f8b4-4b36-b12d-db5d42554c10.6f0900bc-34c9-486d-996b-89c8de1cc280?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"High On Life\" class=\"skip-lazy\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badge xbox-live\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/high-on-life-is-xbox-game-pass-biggest-2022-launch-biggest-3rd-party-game-pass-launch-ever.png\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badge xbox-play-anywhere\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/high-on-life-is-xbox-game-pass-biggest-2022-launch-biggest-3rd-party-game-pass-launch-ever-1.png\" alt=\"Xbox Play Anywhere\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>High On Life<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Squanch Games, Inc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div> <span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span> <span class=\"mspb-total-ratings\">622<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\"> <span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge pc-game-pass\"> PC Game Pass <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge xbox-game-pass\"> Xbox Game Pass <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\"> From the Co-Creator of Rick &amp; Morty and Solar Opposites, comes High On Life. Fresh out of high school with no job and no ambition, you\u2019ve really got nothing going for you until an alien cartel that wants to get high off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero&#8217;s call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen. Travel to a variety of biomes and locations across the cosmos, go up against the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of goons, collect loot, meet unique characters, and more, in the latest comedy adventure from Justin Roiland!\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary High On Life is the biggest Game Pass release of 2022, the biggest 3rd party launch in Game Pass history, and the biggest single-player game launch on Game Pass ever.&nbsp; High On Life is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows, and is available as part of Xbox Game Pass and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50,56],"class_list":["post-130687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-recent-news","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}