Eventually…
GoldenEye 007 has a Game Pass Release date - this Friday!
I can never not see this:
My nostalgia might be blind, but nothing about that clip makes me excited for Goldeneye…
I have to agree. The only really old games that looks that old that I can still muster is Star Control 2 and 3.
Hi-Fi Rush (Console, PC)
Hi-Fi RUSH puts you in the beat-up sneakers of Chai, a wannabe rocker wrongfully labeled a “defect” by a sinister tech corporation. Everything in Hi-Fi RUSH automatically syncs to the music, from swinging your trusty guitar to dodging out of the way of an oversized metallic fist.
Players must feel the rhythm to enhance Chai’s actions, pulling off heavy Beat Hits at the end of a combo like a cymbal crash, or syncing up with one of his allies for a devastating tag-team finisher. In Hi-Fi RUSH, every battle is an opportunity to play out your own music video fantasy, seamlessly coordinating all your moves with the soundtrack.
25 January 2023
Looks like a decent haul for the console bros this time around. Grid Legends on Cloud only though? Is it already available for Console and PC? Hot Wheels Unleashed is back on the slate (I want to say for the third time?) This time round though it is the Game of the Year Edition so hopefully it doesn’t get pulled again at the last minute.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Cloud and Console)
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is one of the most beloved strategy games ever made and is coming soon to Xbox consoles. Enjoy a new way to play this much-loved game on console including optimizations for playing with a controller and new tutorials to get you into the fun quickly.
Inkulinati (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
An ink-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog’s sword. Take your turn in Inkulinati duels filled with unexpected tactical depth (and humor!). Embark on an ever-changing journey, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash special powers.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R (Cloud, Console, and PC)
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R brings Hirohiko Araki’s masterpiece to life in fighting game form! Battle with 50 colorful characters from the world of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, wielding Stands, Hamon, and more! See how characters who could never meet in the story interact when they come face to face! Even newcomers to the fighting game genre can have fun with one-button combos and ultimate moves.
Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. Not only do unimaginable foes await, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark.
Grid Legends (Cloud) EA Play
Buckle up for high-octane racing as Grid Legends comes to Xbox Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play. Experience edge-of-your-seat motorsport action, an immersive story mode in ‘Driven to Glory’, and stunning racing variety, as recurring EA Play events keep the wheel-to-wheel action alive.
I have no idea when the next announcement date will be. The traditional first and third Tuesday of the month thing is not happening so far this year.
Has anyone given Monster Hunter Rise a go? thought of maybe installing it since it is on GamePass.
Loving it! Just not having much time between work, life, and loadshedding.
The new Forza HorizonThe Crew game announcement, called Motorfest. I wonder where they got the idea from…
Expect to be delayed in 2023 with more microtransactions than iRacing and NFT minted paint schemes…
Gave it a go… The controls are terrible. Tried with a controller and it is marginally better. Also, I did not expect to spend my first 2 hours reading tutorials…
I think Dauntless is a better (and more fun) game.
hahaha welcome to Monster Hunter, have you not played a MH title?
I disagree with this, but that’s a me thing. I’ve also only really played MH solo. I wanted to get MH Iceborne so many times but the price point was never right for me. But I did dip a few hundred hours into MH:World.
I really like the looks of that Hi-Fi Rush game. Seen a couple streamers playing it and it looks right up my alley.
Sadly I have no hardware to run it… My equipment is too old 
I know that feeling, that’s why I have been following GeForce Now, as honestly even with the way GPU prices has gone done, getting something like this service seems like a very good investment, and fortunately for us, looks like it is coming to SA soon(ish)
8 February 2023
Madden NFL 23 (Console and PC) EA Play
Madden NFL 23 is coming soon to PC Game Pass & Ultimate via EA Play! Give your Ultimate Team a boost and show you’re here to win. EA Play and Ultimate members can score a Supercharge Pack by logging into Madden Ultimate Team between February 9 and March 9, 2023.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Strange phenomena are twisting legendary moments from Gundam history, and you’re in charge of fixing them. SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a multiplayer Gundam action RPG where you can smash foes solo or with friends in thrilling mechanized combat. Acquire new mobile suits, power them up, and take them into battle in various missions!
Atomic Heart is definitely the big headline release there. Interested to see if it will be the next Bioshock.
The bangers just keep on hitting.
A second small dose of additions for February: two titles being added in the last week of the short month, with another two out in early March.
Merge & Blade (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Experience an addictive fantasy puzzler and a massive auto-battler in the world’s first puzzle auto-battler game! Engage in large-scale battles with monsters with your own squad using merge mechanics. Only your brain can save the world!
Soul Hackers 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Explore a supernatural RPG with stylish summoners and dark dangers lurking under cyberpunk Japan. Join Ringo and her companions to solve the mystery behind an imminent apocalypse in Soul Hackers 2. Strengthen the bonds with your teammates and dive deeper into their soul, reliving their last adventures and discovering the truth of their stories and yours.
Remember to use your Game Pass discount to save up to 20% on these games before they get removed!
