Key foods
- PC Game Pass added Dead Island 2.
- Dambuster Studios' action RPG was originally added to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, but dropped the PC tier of the service due to an active temporary exclusivity deal with Epic.
- Dead Island 2 is the last Xbox Game Pass release for October 2024.
PC Game Pass has added Dead Island 2 To its content catalog this expansion shows the latest version of Xbox Game Pass for October 2024.
Dead Island 2 It first hit the market in April 2023 after years of development hell that changed developers several times. Before launch, Embracer Group signed a publishing deal with Epic, and the PC version of the action RPG is exclusive to the Epic Games Store for a year. That's why Dead Island 2 In February 2024, PC dropped Game Pass when it was initially added to Microsoft's subscription service.
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Since then, Dead Island 2 It made its way to Steam in April 2024, but was largely unavailable to Microsoft subscribers on PC. “To a large extent” because it's technically possible to play it on PC by subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and streaming it through Xbox Cloud Gaming. That changes today, October 31st, when the action RPG finally arrives on PC Game Pass.
Since its release, Dead Island 2 It achieved a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, resulting from an overall score of 75 and a reviewer recommendation rate of 57%. The first-person ARPG also has “mostly positive” reviews on Steam, based on over 6,600 player impressions. In this way, Dead Island 2 It looks poised to bolster PC Game Pass' selection of compelling action RPGs.
Release calendar of upcoming Xbox Game Pass games
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game |
Date added |
Game Pass category(s). |
platform(s) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dead Island 2 |
October 31 |
Ultimate, PC |
Computer |
Cloud and console versions are available from February 2024. |
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StarCraft: Remastered |
November 5 |
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StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection |
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Metal Snail Tactics |
Cloud, console, computer |
First day release |
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Game Goat Simulator Remastered |
November 7 |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
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|
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 |
November 19 |
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|
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl |
November 20 |
Cloud(?), PC, Series X/S |
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|
Not Souls |
November 26 |
Cloud(?), console, PC |
Day 1 release (Xbox version). |
|
|
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
December 9 |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
First day release |
login from Dead Island 2 It concludes a series of Xbox Game Pass releases in October 2024 that included 10 new titles. Moving forward, Microsoft's subscription service is set to be added StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection On November 5. That same day Metal Snail Tactics It will be introduced to your content catalog as a first day.
Four more titles will be available for Xbox Game Pass in November 2024. The first is this Game Goat Simulator Remasteredwhich is scheduled to release on November 7. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl After that, they are supposed to follow this process in 19 and 20 months respectively. Finally, the two-dimensional soul Not Souls It hits the market on November 26. As all of these November 2024 Xbox Game Pass releases are Day One titles, they will only be available through PC Game Pass and the ultimate tier of the service. It is the same Indiana Jones and the Great Circlewhich is set to hit Xbox Game Pass on December 9th and will likely be the platform's biggest release of the month.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service, offering more than 100 games that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date. has become
