Xbox Game Pass announces 5 more additions for the end of September and early October
No leaks to see here, just more games.
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It’s been a slow news day forXbox, what withall those new console leaks, but there are moreXbox Game Passadditions that have been properlyannounced today via Xbox Wire. Players can look forward to a diverse line-up hitting the monthly subscription service within the next couple of weeks, with 4 of the 5 titles announced today being Day One additions.
The most recent title to hit Xbox Game Pass was the SoulslikeLies of P, but we’ve barely had time to drop the first boss before announcements of additional Game Pass titles landed in front of us.
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Among the upcoming new releases is console-exclusive jelly brawler Party Animals. Pick your animal, grab a plunger, and team up to fight with or against your friends in what is undeniably one of the cutest physics brawlers in existence. Party Animals launches day one into Game Pass via console and cloud onSept. 20.
If fluffy animal brawlers aren’t your preferred method for taking a break from the brutal hellscape of a Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike, then you may prefer to look forward to the day one launch of Payday 3. The Payday series is an incredibly popular co-op shooter where players can enjoy the thrill of planning and executing the ultimate bank heists in full first-person glory.
Despite the series' popularity,Payday 2 was infamously abandoned on Xboxand there’s a degree of hesitancy when it comes to the launch of Payday 3 even with its inclusion in Game Pass. Payday 3 will launch on Game Pass onSept. 21, and will be available on the cloud, PC, and the Xbox Series consoles.
Developed by Geometric Interactive and published by Annapurna Interactive, Cocoon is the latest from Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer behind Limbo andInside. The hauntingly gorgeous world-jumping puzzler is one of the most-anticipated 2023 releases for fans of indie games, and it’s launching day one on Xbox Game Pass onSept. 29. Cocoon will be available on consoles and PC, but not the cloud.
The last of the game announcements from today kick off the start of October’s Game Pass additions. WB Games Montreal’s gritty, post-Batman open-world RPG will be hitting Game Pass on the cloud, PC and Xbox Series consoles onOct. 3. With Bruce Wayne officially dead, players will have to suit up as his family — Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin — to protect the streets of Gotham City. Gotham Knights is the only game to be joining the Xbox Game Pass service from this announcement that was not a day one addition.
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The final game announced today is The Lamplighters League, a turn-based strategy game developed by Harebrained Schemes and published byParadox Interactive. The game is set in an alternative history of the 1930s and requires the player to assemble a team of agents to stop a cult known as the Banished Court. The Lamplighters League will launch on cloud, PC, and Xbox Series consoles as a day one addition to Xbox Game Pass onOct. 3.
Game Pass giveth, and Game Pass taketh away, unfortunately. 5 new titles may be joining the service, but 7 will no longer be available to Game Pass subscribers after September 30. This includes:
Of course, games leaving the service are still available for purchase in the Microsoft store with a discount of up to 20% until they are removed from Game Pass. Just in case you were worried about your backlog getting any lighter.
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