New on Xbox Game Pass: One of the best card-based games joins one of the best brawlers
Kung Fu revenge and dark cards await in Xbox Game Pass for October 2024.
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What you need to know
There’s a new batch of games on the way to subscribers of Microsoft’s gaming subscription service.
The first wave of games coming toXbox Game Passin October 2024 includes Sloclap’s martial arts revenge story Sifu, as shared viaXbox Wireon Tuesday. This stylish brawler first came to Xbox consoles in March 2023, letting players master different moves as they age each time they’re defeated.
Another notable addition for the month is Inscryption. On the surface, Inscryption is a creepy roguelike card-battling game from Daniel Mullins Games. There’s much, much more to the experience though, and it’s best to go in unspoiled.
Below, you can find the full list of games being added to different Xbox Game Pass tiers:
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What’s leaving Xbox Game Pass on October 15?
As usual, there’s a handful of games departing Xbox Game Pass at the halfway point of the month. If you want to keep playing these games after they depart, then you’ll need to buy them. You get a discount buying any games while they’re still in Game Pass, so take advantage of that fact and save money. Here’s the list of games leaving on October 15:
Other recent additions and more to come
This is a solid batch of games, and while it’s not the most impressive list ever, it should be taken with the context that several other games were recently added, or are on the way.
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TheXbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 presentationbrought new games to Xbox Game Pass, including Trials of Mana and Legend of Mana from Square Enix. Looking ahead, Activision Publishing’sCall of Duty: Black Ops 6is slated to arrive on Oct. 25, 2024, bringing the first-ever Call of Duty title launch day one in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate just over a year after Microsoft finalized its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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PC users can look forward to even more Activision Blizzard titles right around the corner, with classic strategy titles StarCraft Remastered and the StarCraft 2: Campaign Collectioncoming to PC Game Pass in November 2024.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
