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Microsoft Signs Deal to Bring Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 to Game Pass in 2024
08.05.2024 - 12:05 / ign.com / Arkane Austin / A.Tale
Microsoft has signed Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 for release in its subscription service, Game Pass.
Confirmation comes from publisher CI Games, which announced the deal was signed on May 3 in a financial note. Microsoft has yet to announce either game for Game Pass. Terms were not disclosed, nor which parts of Game Pass both games will release into, but it seems safe to assume Xbox and PC Game Pass.
Hexworks’ Lords of the Fallen launched in October last year to positive reviews and sales, although it suffered significant performance problems. IGN’s Lords of the Fallen review returned an 8/10. We said: “Lords of the Fallen is an awesome soulslike with a fantastic dual-realities premise, even when performance shortcomings and wimpy bosses crash the party.” Hexworks recently released update 1.5, its “final milestone” for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S soulslike, as publisher CI Games turns its attention to future games in the franchise.
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, meanwhile, is a June 2021 tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by CI Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S, with a PS5 version following in August 2021. IGN’s Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 review returned a 6/10. We said: “Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is a competent sniper sim that lacks the edge required to be a real sharpshooter.”
Microsoft is yet to announce the second wave of games coming to Game Pass in May 2024, but we know Little Kitty, Big City (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits the subscription service on May 9, followed by Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC) on May 14. Xbox first-party game Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 comes out on May 21.
The Game Pass news comes amid sweeping cuts at Microsoft's gaming business that have seen a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, shut down.
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