Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Hell Let Loose, Resident Evil 2, and more come to Xbox Game Pass
Viking adventure and classic survival-horror come to Xbox Game Pass as 2024 kicks off.
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What you need to know
The new year is underway, and that means more games.
As shared viaXbox Wire,Xbox Game Passsubscribers can look forward to a number of additions throughout the next couple of weeks, including some massive games like Ubisoft’s Viking RPG adventure,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Capcom is also present for the start of 2024, bringing theResident Evil 2remake to the subscription service.
We Happy Few is also coming, a title developed by Compulsion Games, a team that’s now part of Xbox Game Studios and working on the southern fantasy titleSouth of Midnight. We Happy Few was published by Gearbox, as the game was also done before the studio was acquired by Microsoft.
Here’s the full list of games being added to Xbox Game Pass:
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As always, there’s a handful of games that are exiting the service. If you want to keep playing them, you’ll need to make sure to buy them before they leave, and you’ll get a discount for doing so. While Grand Theft Auto 5 is heading out on January 5, here’s the other games leaving on January 15:
Analysis: A solid way to start the year
There’s some big games in these additions, making this a strong start to 2024. I already own both Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2, but if you don’t, those are absolutely both worth checking out now that they’re coming to Xbox Game Pass. Resident Evil 2 is one of the best survival-horror games ever crafted, while Assassin’s Creed Valhalla provides dozens of hours of adventure, so you won’t be running out of things to do anytime remotely soon.
As an aside, what’s everyone looking forward to the most this year? Personally, it has to be Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, but I’m also extremely excited for Shattered Space, the first expansion for Bethesda Game Studios' science-fiction RPG, Starfield.
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