Atomic Heart, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and more hit Xbox Game Pass this month
The next few weeks bring some high profile additions to Xbox Game Pass.
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What you need to know
One of the most exciting aspects of being a gamer invested in the Xbox ecosystem is watching the Xbox Game Pass suite of services expand over time with new titles and perks. After the holidays break, Microsoft seems to be getting back on track with regular bi-monthly wave announcements. On Wednesday, we got our first look at the new batch of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in the next few weeks.
Xbox Game Pass in the first half of Feb. 2023 includes six games,according to Microsoft, perfectly replacing the six games slated to leave the service halfway through the month. There are some great titles forXbox Game Passsubscribers, including the highly anticipated Atomic Heart, critically acclaimed Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and even thenewly announced Cities: Skylines Remastered.
Several of thesenew Xbox Game Pass arrivalscould be easy picks among thebest Xbox Game Pass games, although it is sad to see great games like Besiege leave the service. Of course, CrossfireX is leaving Xbox Game Pass because theentire game is, unfortunately, shutting down.
In case you missed it, Windows Central recently got an opportunity tolook at early gameplay footage for four upcoming Xbox Game Pass games, including The Last Case of Benedict Fox and Planet of Lana. As good as this month looks for Microsoft’s premier gaming service, the rest of 2023 looks even better thanks to a number of upcoming indies, first-party Xbox releases, and more.
The full list of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in the first half of Feb. 2023 includes:
Feb. 9
Feb. 14
Feb. 15
Feb. 16
Feb. 21
Leaving Feb. 15
All of the games listed here will be included through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which provides players access to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and EA Play in one monthly subscription.
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