XboxGame Pass continues to grow, as Microsoft has revealed the addition of four more games to be released over the next week. Two games will be launched inGame Passstarting Thursday, January 17, followed by the second pair on Thursday, January 24. That makes for a total of 11 games released for Game Pass across all of January, which may not even be the end of it.
Two great AAA open world classics are joining January’s already greatXboxGame Pass titles. One game is from one of Microsoft’s recently acquired studios, and another is one of the latest releases in the popularLegofranchise:
For those interested in playing these games on the cheap, as well as the ever-growing current library of Game Pass titles, Microsoft’s currently offering the first month of the subscription service for just $1. Beyond the first month, the service costs $9.99 a month, though it can routinely be found at a discount of 25% or even 50% off if bought in three or six-month blocks.
Xbox fans will likely already be familiar with Compulsion Games’We Happy Few. After all, Compulsion Games wasacquired by Microsoft, as announced at E3 2018. The first-person action adventure game features three unique story arcs revolving around an authoritarian society and the required use of a mood-controlling drug named Joy.We Happy Fewslipped by a lot of game players in 2018, so Game Pass will hopefully give it a second life.
This marks a great start to Game Pass in 2019, as four new games join in the second half of January, coming hot on the heels of other new additions likeJust Cause 3,Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and others, with potentially more games to come. Stay tuned for more games, including February’sXboxGame Pass additions, in the weeks ahead.
