Next week, Halo infinite, which had its free multiplayer mode playable for some time, comes complete with Xbox Game Pass. But Microsoft’s Games-on-Demand service is getting a lot more than a madly anticipated first-person shooter, as a stacked lineup from December 2021 shows. Here is everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next few weeks:
2. December
- anvil (Console, PC)
- Archvale (Cloud, console, PC)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Console, PC)
- Lawn mower simulator (Cloud, console, PC)
- Rubber bandits (Cloud, console, PC)
- Stardew Valley (Cloud, console, PC)
- Warhammer 40K: Battle Sector (Cloud, console, PC)
December 7th
- Space Warlord Organ Trade Simulator (Cloud, console, PC)
December 8th
- Halo infinite (Cloud, console, PC)
9th of December
- One Piece Pirate Warrior 4 (Cloud, console, PC)
December 14th
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, console, PC)
- Between us (Cloud, console, PC)
But, as always, the Xbox Game Pass library is more of a revolving door than the digital media industry. The following will leave the service on December 15th:
- Viewer (Cloud, console)
- The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (Console, PC)
- Guacamelee! 2 (Cloud, console, PC)
- Wilmot’s camp (Cloud, console, PC)
- Until the end (Cloud, console, PC)
- Yooka-Laylee and the impossible cave (Cloud, console, PC)
Yup, a whole bunch of games vie for that thin sliver of sunlight that isn’t covered by Halo infinites shadow. Some like Between us and Stardew Valley (first announced for a fall release of the service back in august), are totemic in modern gaming and should get a not absolutely necessary, but still nice shot in the arm when you hop on Game Pass. There are also Final Fantasy XIII-2
The strangest, if not surprising, is Aliens: Fireteam Elite. First published in August, the left 4 Dead– same set in the Aliens canon was received lukewarm, but played moderately, at the start. Then, after the October release of the miscellaneous
The launch on Game Pass is known to have given some multiplayer shooters a boost in gamers. to like Pioneer, in paNS. Of course, these games benefit hugely from the excitement on day one and the heightened hype of a Microsoft-affiliated advertising campaign. I’m curious to see if accessing the service months after its release can have a similar effect on the player base of a multiplayer shooter. Personally, I like to check Aliens: Fireteam Elite off – well, maybe when I’m fed up gloriole.
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