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Coming Soon​

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Madden NFL 23 (Console and PC) EA Play – February 9
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) – February 9
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!

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
Set forth on an epic adventure in a fictional Dark Ages sandbox that combines strategy and action-RPG gameplay. Carve out your own kingdom or champion another’s cause as you explore the vast, reimagined continent of Calradia in this prequel to the critically acclaimed, Mount & Blade: Warband.

Cities: Skylines – Remastered (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) – February 15
Cities: Skylines is an award-winning, best-selling management game, now remastered for Xbox Series X|S with all of its robust city-simulation gameplay and unique charm along for the ride. Design, build, and manage the city of your dreams, from public services to civic policies, and challenge yourself to grow from a simple town to a bustling metropolitan hub.

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 16
Trek across a mythic Asian land infused with the magic and technology of ancient samurai, now overrun by the demonic yokai from Japanese folklore. Experience the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3 with tons of new features and modes with fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and a spectacular free-running movement system.

Atomic Heart (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 21
Available on day one with Game Pass: In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you’ll have to pay in blood.

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Game Updates​

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Wild Hearts: EA Play Early Access Trial – February 13
Game Pass Ultimate members can join the hunt in Wild Hearts on February 13 via EA Play. Play up to the gates of Minato – days before launch – with the EA Play early access trial. If you decide to buy, you can save 10% with your member discount and your progress carries over to the full game.

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks​

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Fallout 76: Modern Living Bundle – Available now
Give your C.A.M.P. a modern look with the Modern Living Bundle. This bundle includes the Modern Home Rug, Modern Home Wallpaper, Repair Kits, and Carry Weight Boosters.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Dragon Slayer Bundle – Available now
Strike fear into the hearts of Tamriel’s most-dangerous predators with the Ancient Dragon Hunter collection. This Perk content requires The Elder Scrolls Online base game to use.

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Xbox Game Pass Quests​

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February Game Pass Quests are available for you to complete and claim! Redeem your completed Quests for points on your console in the Game Pass section, PC, or on the Xbox Game Pass mobile app.

New Quests each week revolve around anime, Valentine’s Day, football, and more. Plus, become a Quest Completionist for 500 points.

Available now:

• Madden NFL (250 points – Ultimate only): Play 4 Online Games
• Opus: Echo of Starsong (5 points): Play
• Earn an Achievement in any Game Pass Game (50 points)

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Leaving February 15​

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The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon, but you still have time to jump back in before they go. Don’t forget to use your membership discount to save up to 20% on your purchase to keep them in your library!

• Besiege (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• CrossfireX (Cloud and Console)
• Infernax (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Recompile (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Skul: The Hero Slayer (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Last Kids on Earth (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[Topher]

Pretty awesome additions this month.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I had no idea Cities: Skylines Remastered was even a thing, and thankfully it is a free upgrade. Great excuse to play it again.

edit: forgot the remastered part lol. The original game is great and played awesome on console.

 

[adamsapple]

Atomic Heart + Shadow Hearts 3 Definitive Edition - noice

I didn't know Cities Skyline even had a console version, that's probably gonna make certain people very happy.

 

[AV]

Really hope Atomic Heart is decent. Recommend Cities: Skylines to anyone who hasn't touched it yet.

 

[mrmustard]

Wasn't Cities: Skylines on Game Pass all the time?

 

[k_trout]

just resubscribed but pc app still runs at like 30 fps, any way to change this? I have a 144 gsync monitor

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Has any console footage of Atomic Heart been shown yet? I hope this isn't Cyberpunk V2

 

[analog_future]

Wow, great adds.

I’ll be playing Madden, Mount & Blade II, Atomic Heart, and Cities:Skylines.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Wasn't Cities: Skylines on Game Pass all the time?

I think this is the remaster, whereas before it wasn't?

 

[Punished Miku]

Atomic Heart carries the month for me. Not really interested in most of the rest, but I'll try some of it.

We're definitely in a bit of a dry spell for indies in January and February.

 

[mrmustard]

I think this is the remaster, whereas before it wasn't?

Maybe. Gonna check it later.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Damn. Good months for both Xbox and Sony subscription games!

Just remember though that if you play atomic hearts you've curb stomped 10 pregnant Ukrainian women. And gave Kim Jong IL a handjob.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Nice. Atomic Heart and of course Madden 23 will be downloading soon.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Maybe. Gonna check it later.

It was the Xbox One Edition that was on gamepass before. Saved you a google!

 

[anthony2690]

I was so close to buying gundam at launch, only reason I didn't is it didn't get a retail hard copy.

Will be difficult to find time for both atomic heart & gundam this month between Hogwarts and wild hearts.

But I got two weeks off starting end of the week

 

[marjo]

Are they only doing one announcement a month now? If so, that's a lot less games then they used to release.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Atomic Heart the day before PSVR2? I guess I'll get around to Atomic Heart at some point.

 

[Punished Miku]

Are they only doing one announcement a month now? If so, that's a lot less games then they used to release.

Yeah, I caught that too.

 

[XXL]

Cities Skylines is fantastic, if you like those types of games.

 

[FoxMcChief]

That’s how you do a monthly update.

 

[Kvally]

Awesome line up! I am glad we are getting an updated Cities Skyline. I own the game, so this will be a nice patch. Atomic Heart is day one for me too. M&B2 also appeals to me.

 

[Jennings]

I loved the first Mount & Blade when I used to game on PC, but was always hesitant to buy the second on console. So glad I get to try it out in Gamepass now.

Also looking forward to giving Shadow Warrior 3 a spin.

The actual simulation in Cities Skylines pales in comparison to Sim City 4, so I have no interest in that. I just wish it was more than a lego toy and had some nice pushback (economic, traffic, etc) like earlier Sim City games.

I don't care about the rest, and my gamer's intuition is telling me Atomic Heart is going to be a flawed disaster. Hoping for the best though.

 

[adamsapple]

Are they only doing one announcement a month now? If so, that's a lot less games then they used to release.

It's very early in the month, they might do another in 2 weeks.

Usually they do it 1st tuesday of the month, but this tuesday was lining up with the same dates the PS+ games become available so they probably avoided it because of that reason.

 

[TintoConCasera]

So glad we are getting Atomic Heart with GP. This is my second month in a row being subscribed to GP and so far I'm quite happy with it. And next month is Wo Long, thanks uncle Phil I owe you a beer.

Oh and don't skip on M&B: Bannerlord! Had a lot of fun with it on release and I can guess it's even better now.

 

[Chukhopops]

Really glad Atomic Heart is on GP and I can try it risk-free. I think reviews will be all over the place and playing it will be the only way to know if it’s Bioshock or Bioshock Infinite.

Are they only doing one announcement a month now? If so, that's a lot less games then they used to release.

I think they changed the announcement strategy compared to last year where they made two posts per month.

Not clear if it’s to leave space for surprise announcements or just to add fewer indie games.

 

[jshackles]

Shadow Hearts 3 Definitive Edition

If only

 

[ManaByte]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/madden-nfl-23-potentially-on-game-pass-day-one.1637488/

 

[chixdiggit]

Excellent. Shadow Warrior 3 is a nice surprise.

 

[Elbereth]

Please be good Atomic Heart. The trailers were so good.

 

[ManaByte]

Excellent. Shadow Warrior 3 is a nice surprise.

WHO WANTS SOME WANG

 

[chixdiggit]

WHO WANTS SOME WANG

I do at that price.

 

[ManaByte]

Playing Mount & Blade and WANG TIME 3. Not downloading Atomic Heart.

 

[adamsapple]

If only

ahahah good catch lol.

Shadow Warrior.

(I would love a Shadow Hearts 2 DE, SH3 is kinda mid)

 

[Gamerguy84]

Nice, will try Madden 23 on PC.

 

[jaysius]

Not a really good drop, Atomic Hearts is the best thing on that list.

If you have a PC capable of running Vampire Survivor there are not 50 additional MS rewards points you can get every day for starting it up(even in the background) for about 10 minutes. Also you now get bonus points for using the Xbox App and playing a Bejeweled clone for one level.

 

[MScarpa]

Been waiting for Atomic Heart since I saw the first trailer! Looks incredible

 

[oji-san]

Shadow Warrior 3 is ok but previous games were much better imo.
Atomic Heart will be awesome.

 

[Kilau]

Does this Cities come with all the DLC? I own it all on Steam so I don’t want to have to buy it again.

 

[bart simpson]

please be good Atomic heart.

 

[Jimmyisback]

Thank you so much game pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[thatJohann]

Nice games, side note: the current xbox branding is so dated-looking and ugly - the fonts, the spacing, the design choices, it needs such a revamp. don't even get me started on the xbox dashboard, yuck.

 

[Jimmyisback]

I think Atomic heart is gonna be really good.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Straight fya

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’ve never tried it, but can my Xbox account be used to play a game on my Xbox series X (playing monster Hunter rise) and on my daughters phone, using the cloud gaming site (playing Hi-FiRish). I’m talking about at the same time.

 

[Jimmyisback]

I’ve never tried it, but can my Xbox account be used to play a game on my Xbox series X (playing monster Hunter rise) and on my daughters phone, using the cloud gaming site (playing Hi-FiRish). I’m talking about at the same time.

yes i believe so. Make sure your xbox is set as the home console, with another phone or another xbox, just need to login with your xbox gpu account.

 

[Warablo]

Atomic Heart should be cool

 

[Crispy Gamer]

That's a damn good month

 

[ZehDon]

Solid additions. Keen to try Bannerlord!

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Gamepass is the worst. How the fuck am I supposed to find time to play all these cool games.