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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in late April 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Typically, these come in waves, and now, Xbox has revealed what’s coming in the second half of April. Highlights include Minecraft Legends from Mojang and Vancouver’s Blackbird Interactive and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition.

See below for the full list:

  • Minecraft Legends (Cloud, Console, and PC) — April 18th
  • Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (Cloud, Console, and PC) — April 20th
  • Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One) — April 20th
  • Homestead Arcana (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) — April 21st
  • Cassette Beasts (PC) — April 26th
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) — April 27th
  • The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Console and PC) — April 27th
  • Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) — May 2nd

Additionally, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on April 30th:

  • Bugsnax (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Destroy All Humans! (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Tetris Effect Connected (Console and PC)
  • Unsouled (Cloud, Console, and PC)

As always, Game Pass members get an exclusive 20 percent discount on any game in the catalogue, giving you the option to buy them to continue playing.

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Find out what came to Xbox Game Pass earlier in April here.

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Toronto-made action-RPG Ravenlok coming to Xbox Game Pass and PC on May 4

Toronto-based indie game developer Cococucumber has announced that its upcoming action-RPG Ravenlok will release on Xbox consoles (including Xbox Game Pass) and PC on May 4th.

In the game, you play as the eponymous teenager as she’s transported into a magical world and tasked with stopping the evil Caterpillar Queen. Along the way, you’ll meet strange creatures, complete quests and fight monsters in real-time combat.

Ravenlok was first revealed during last summer’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It’s the final game in Cococucumber’s “Voxel Trilogy” of standalone games with a unique pixel-based art style, following 2017’s Riverbond and 2021’s Echo Generation. The latter title took home several honours at last year’s The Game Awards, including Best Indie Game.

Pre-orders for the game will open on April 20th on Xbox and the Epic Games Store. Cococucumber will also offer an exclusive Raven Wings helmet as a pre-order bonus until launch day.

For more on Ravenlok, check out our interview with game director Vanessa Chia.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in early April 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Typically, these come in waves, and now, Xbox has revealed what’s coming in the first half of April. This includes Ghostwire: Tokyo (a once-PS5 exclusive), EA Vancouver’s NHL 23 and Minecraft Legends from Mojang and Vancouver’s Blackbird Interactive.

See below for the full list:

  • Loop Hero (Console and PC) — April 4th
  • Iron Brigade (Cloud and Console) — April 6th
  • Ghostwire: Tokyo (Cloud, Console, and PC) — April 12th
  • NHL 23 (Console) — April 13th [EA Play]
  • Minecraft Legends (Cloud, Console, and PC) — April 18th

Additionally, here’s what’s leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 15th:

  • Life is Strange: True Colors (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Moonglow Bay (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Panzer Corps II (PC)
  • Rainbow Six Extraction (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • The Long Dark (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • The Riftbreaker (Cloud, Console, and PC)

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

In related news, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada revealed the top 10 best-selling games in Canada for February, and NHL 23 placed fourth. See here for the full list.

Additionally, find out what came to Game Pass in March here.

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Microsoft stops offering $1 Xbox Game Pass trial to pursue other promotions

New Xbox Game Pass subscribers can no longer get their first month for $1.

In a statement to The Verge, Kari Perez, head of global communications at Xbox, confirmed that the introductory offer has been axed. She says Xbox is instead “evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future.”

It’s a notable move from the company, which has touted the low entry cost for years in its promotion of the service. As it stands, though, it’s unclear what will take its place.

One possibility is the Game Pass Friends & Family plan that Xbox has been testing in a handful of markets, including Ireland, South Africa and Chile. In Ireland, a single monthly fee of €21.99 (about $32.50 CAD) allows up to four people to share one Game Pass membership. While it’s unclear exactly what Perez was referring to when she mentioned “different marketing promotions,” it’s possible that the removal of the $1 introductory offer could have been done to expand the Friends & Family plan to other markets.

For now, though, the only Game Pass options are console and PC subscriptions ($11.99/month each) or an Ultimate membership ($16.99/month). Ultimate includes Game Pass for both console and PC, as well as EA Play, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

In any case, Game Pass is a huge part of Microsoft’s gaming strategy. Since 2018, the company has been offering all of its first-party titles on the service on day one, including Gears 5, Halo Infinite and Hi-Fi Rush. It also intends to bring Activision Blizzard games like Call of Duty to Game Pass should its acquisition of the publishing giant be approved.

While Microsoft doesn’t often reveal how well Game Pass is performing, it admitted in U.K. filings from last year pertaining to the Activision Blizzard deal that the service had missed its subscriber target for two consecutive years. However, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in October that Game Pass is still profitable, even as growth has slowed on console. In its own U.K. filings attempting in November to block the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Sony estimated that there are 29 million Game Pass subscribers.

Ultimately, it remains to be seen how new promotions, as well as upcoming major titles like Bethesda’s Redfall (May 2nd) and Starfield (September 6th), might help expand the service’s subscriber base.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in late March 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Typically, these come in waves, and now, Xbox has revealed what’s rounding out March, following the March 21st Game Pass launch of Ni no Kuni: Revenant Kingdom — The Prince’s Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC).

  • MLB The Show 23 (Cloud and Console) — March 28th
  • Infinite Guitars (Cloud, Console, and PC) — March 30th

Additionally, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on March 31st:

  • A Memoir Blue (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Chinatown Detective Agency (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • ClusterTruck (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Double Dragon Neon (Cloud and Console)
  • Kraken Academy!! (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • MLB The Show 22 (Cloud and Console)
  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (Cloud, Console, and PC)

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Find out what came to Game Pass earlier this month here.

In related news, Xbox confirmed last week that Ghostwire: Tokyo is coming to Game Pass in April following a one-year console exclusivity on PS5.

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Canadian narrative cooking game Venba coming to Xbox Game Pass this summer

Toronto-based Visai Games has announced that its narrative cooking game, Venba, will be coming to Xbox consoles (plus Game Pass) and PlayStation 5 this summer in addition to Nintendo Switch and PC as previously announced.

This marks a slight delay from its original spring 2023 release window.

Venba focuses on an Indian mother who moves to Canada with her family in the ’80s. Through minigames, players will prepare authentic South Indian dishes, which help to connect her to her old home. Players will also engage in branching conversations to learn more about the immigrant family.

For more on Venba, check out our interview with the game’s creator, Abhi. As well, here are several other Canadian-made games to look out for this year.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in March 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Following the launch of a couple of new Game Pass titles in the first week of March, Xbox has revealed what’s coming to the service later this month.

  • Guilty Gear -Strive- (Cloud, Console, and PC) — March 7th
  • Dead Space 2 (Cloud) — March 9th [EA Play]
  • Dead Space 3 (Cloud) — March 9th [EA Play]
  • Valheim (Console, Game Preview) — March 14th
  • Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (Cloud, Console, and PC) — March 16th
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – The Prince’s Edition (Console and PC) — March 21st

Additionally, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on March 15th:

  • F1 2020 (Console) EA Play
  • Goat Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Kentucky Route Zero (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Paradise Killer (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Undertale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Young Souls (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (Cloud, Console, and PC)

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Find out what most recently came to Game Pass here.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in late February, early March 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

This latest batch of new Game Pass titles covers the rest of February and bleeds into March. The highlight is Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, a new action-RPG from Team Ninja (Nioh).

  • Merge & Blade (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 28th
  • Soul Hackers 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 28th
  • F1 22 (Console and PC) EA Play — March 2nd
  • Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Cloud, Console, and PC) — March 3rd

Additionally, the New Zealand update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is included with Game Pass, is coming February 23rd.

Finally, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on February 28th:

  • Alien: Isolation (Console and PC)
  • Crown Trick (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Far: Changing Tides (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Console and PC)
  • Madden NFL 21 (Console and PC) EA Play
  • Octopath Traveler (Cloud, Console, and PC)

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in early to mid-February 2023

Every month, Xbox brings new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Normally, these come in two waves spanning the first and second halves of the month, but this time, it’s a little different. The last batch of Game Pass additions spanned late January into early February — you can read about those here. This new wave, meanwhile, goes from early- to mid-February.

Highlights include the highly anticipated indie game Atomic Heart and Madden NFL 23 (right on time for the Super Bowl).

Read on for the full list. (Note: ‘Cloud’ refers to a game that can be streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming to a variety of devices, including Android and iOS.)

  • Madden NFL 23 (Console and PC) — February 9 [EA Play]
  • SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 9th
  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 14th
  • Cities: Skylines – Remastered (Cloud and Xbox Series X/S) — February 15th
  • Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 16th
  • Atomic Heart (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 21st

Meanwhile, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on February 15th:

  • 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)

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in late January, early February

Every month, Xbox brings new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Normally, these come in two waves spanning the first and second halves of the month, but this time, the list begins at the end of January and spills over into early February. It seems like Xbox held the list for the special January 25th announcements that the GoldenEye remaster is coming this week and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks’ new game, Hi-Fi Rush, is actually launching on the 25th.

Read on for the full list. Note: ‘Cloud’ refers to a game that can be streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming to a variety of devices, including Android and iOS.

  • Hi-Fi Rush (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) — January 25th
  • GoldenEye 007 (Console) — January 27th
  • Roboquest (Game Preview) (Console) — January 30th
  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Cloud and Console) — January 31st
  • Inkulinati (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) — January 31st
  • JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R (Cloud, Console, and PC) — January 31st
  • Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 2nd
  • Grid Legends (Cloud) [EA Play] — February 2nd
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) — February 7th

Meanwhile, here’s what’s leaving the Xbox Game Pass catalogue:

  • Donut County (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master (Console and PC)
  • Telling Lies (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Worms WMD (Cloud, Console, and PC)

As always, Game Pass subscribers can take advantage of an exclusive 20 percent discount to purchase any game on the service and keep playing even after it leaves the catalogue.

An Xbox Game Pass subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month for either Console or PC, while a $16.99/month Game Pass Ultimate membership includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Find out what came to Game Pass earlier this month here.

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