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The rest of October looks great for Xbox Game Pass

Dragon Ball FighterZ! Everspace 2! The Forgotten City! More!

Microsoft has announced a raft of eye-catching titles coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout the rest of October

Available today are Into the Pit on cloud, console and PC, and Outriders on PC.

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Hitting the subscription service on 21st October is Arc System Works' superb fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ, on console and cloud.

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Echo Generation is available day one on Xbox Game Pass across console, PC and cloud - also on 21st October.

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And spaceship shooter Everspace 2 hits Xbox Game Pass for PC on 21st October.

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As you'd expect of an Xbox Game Studios title, PC real-time strategy game Age of Empires 4 launches day one into Xbox Game Pass on PC. That's on 28th October.

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Also on 28th October, Alan Wake's American Nightmare his Game Pass on console and PC. This is the standalone experience Remedy released in 2012.

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Backbone hits Game Pass on console on 28th October. Also on 28th October, Bassmaster Fishing 2022 comes out on Game Pass for console, PC and cloud as a day one title.

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Rounding out 28th October is Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition across console, PC and cloud, and the superb The Forgotten City, also on console, PC and cloud.

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Meanwhile, Microsoft published a list of new Game Pass games with touch controls available today:

  • Art of Rally
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
  • Crown Trick
  • Curse of the Dead Gods
  • Gears Tactics
  • Lethal League Blaze
  • Signs of the Sojourner
  • The Ascent
  • Train Sim World 2
  • Yakuza 0
  • Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
  • Yakuza Kiwami
  • Yakuza Kiwami 2

The following games leave Xbox Game Pass on 31st October:

  • Carto (cloud, console, and PC)
  • Celeste (cloud, console, and PC)
  • Comanche (PC)
  • Eastshade (cloud, console, and PC)
  • Five Nights at Freddy's (cloud, console, and PC)
  • Knights & Bikes (console and PC)
  • Unruly Heroes (cloud, console, and PC)