Xbox boss Phil Spencer wasn't aware of the changes and is now looking into it.
17.10.2023 - 14:33 / videogameschronicle.com / Phil Spencer / New / Xbox Game / Space
Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Like A Dragon: Ishin! (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins the service today, ahead of F1 Manager 2023 (Cloud, Console, and PC) on October 19 and Cities: Skylines 2 (PC) on October 24.
They’ll be followed by Dead Space (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (Cloud and Console) and Mineko’s Night Market (Cloud, Console, and PC) on October 26.
An EA Sports UFC 5 Early Access Trial will also be made available on October 24.
The following titles will leave Game Pass on October 31:
Microsoft finally completed its $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard last week.
“Today we start the work to bring beloved Activision, Blizzard, and King franchises to Game Pass and other platforms,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said at the time. “We’ll share more about when you can expect to play in the coming months. We know you’re excited – and we are too.”
Activision Blizzard said prior to the deal closing that it expected to start adding its titles to Game Pass in 2024.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer wasn't aware of the changes and is now looking into it.
Most Microsoft employees will soon lose access to a perk of the job that offers them a free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
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Xbox Game Pass is getting a surprisingly rich mid-October update, with the headliners being relatively new games — 2023’s Dead Space remake and Like a Dragon: Ishin. The platform’s first update for the month had relatively few games, but the new update has almost double the amount of content, with three day-one launch titles in addition to the aforementioned 2023 titles. The trade-off is that we are losing one of 2022’s biggest titles at the end of the month.