Microsoft’sXbox Game Passservice is clearly the main pillar of the company’s current video game strategy, with fresh games constantly being added to the subscription service. Now Microsoft has confirmed the next batch of games coming toXbox Game Pass, and it includes some critically-acclaimed games as well as some completely brand new titles that will be available on the service on their first day of release.
As far as brand new games go, the first will be added on January 26 in the form ofCyber Shadow.Cyber Shadow, for the uninitiated, is a retro-style action platformer that seeminglycombines elements ofNinja GaidenandMetroid. Players take on the role of a ninja named Shadow who has to fight his way across Mekacity, rescuing his imprisoned clan members and unlocking new abilities along the way.Cyber Shadowgameplay presentations have impressed so far, and so it’s definitely a “get” for Game Pass.
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The other brand new game is an Xbox console exclusive in the form ofBloober Team’sThe Medium, coming to Game Pass on January 28. A departure from the studio’s previous first-person horror efforts,The Mediumis a third-person horror game that takes its cues from classics likeResident EvilandSilent Hill. Console exclusive to Xbox Series X,The Mediumis one of the first Game Pass console games that will not be playable on Xbox One.
Meanwhile, a slew of other games are coming to Xbox Game Pass on January 21. This includesControl’s PC Game Pass debut, as well as the critically-acclaimedDesperados 3, which was actually one of 2020’s highest-rated games. The popular indie gameDonut Countyis also coming to Game Pass, and those that play Game Pass on Android devices will be happy to hear thatOuter Wildsis joining that particular lineup.
Game Pass is getting a ton of new content, but some games are also getting the boot. It was recently confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 15and a handful of other games are leaving Game Passcome February, so those interested should be sure to play them while they can.
