Another day, another opportunity for Microsoft to add even more games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and today the company seized the opportunity. Microsoft unveiled eight new additions to the service in one Posts on Xbox Wire today, including Madden NFL 22 and up.
For starters, Xbox Game Pass is essentially Microsoft’s on Netflix for video games. You pay a flat monthly fee – $9.99 a month for a standard subscription or $14.99 for Ultimate – and get access to a library of games you can download and play right away. Ultimate also lets you play these games on PC. Alternatively, you can play the game ceratin through Xbox’s cloud streaming service if you’re a subscriber.
Here’s what’s coming to Xbox Game Pass:
- Legendary version of Mass Effect (Cloud) via EA Play – Today, February 15 | Our review
- Lawn Mowing Simulator (Xbox One) – February 17
- Madden NFL 22 (Console and PC) via EA Play – Feb 17 | Our review
- Total War: Warhammer III (PC) – February 17
- RoboquestGame Preview (PC) – February 22
- Galactic Civilization III (PC) – February 24 | Our review
- Super Baseball 3 (Console) via EA Play – Feb 24 | Our review
- Alice: Madness is back (PC) via EA Play – Feb 28 | Our review
Here’s what’s leaving Xbox Game Pass:
- Hypnospace Outlaw (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 28 | Our review
- Killer Queen Black (Cloud and Console) – February 28
- Stealth Inc 2 (Cloud and Console) – February 28
- Touhou Luna Nights (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
- Titanfall leaving EA Play for Console and PC on March 1 | Our review
In addition to today’s Xbox Game Pass news, Microsoft has revealed that Dreamscaper, Firewatch, Lake, The Pedestrian, Yakuza 3 Remastered, and Yakuza 4 Remastered now have touch controls available when playing them via Xbox cloud gaming .
