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Xbox Game Pass gets Gears of War 4

Nice.

Xbox Game Pass gets Gears of War 4 in December, Microsoft has confirmed.

It's a high-profile addition to Microsoft's Netflix-style game subscription service, which lets you download and play games for a monthly fee.

The Coalition's third-person shooter was one of Microsoft's big Xbox One and Windows 10 PC games in the run-up to Christmas 2016, so it's nice to see it added to the Game Pass. The addition means all the Gears of War games are included in an Xbox Game Pass membership.

Elsewhere, BioWare's Mass Effect hits the Xbox Game Pass, which is a timely addition. Also coming soon are Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, This War of Mine: The Little Ones, Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 and Mega Man 10. These seven games arrive on 1st December.

You can see all 152 games available in the service with our Xbox Game Pass games list guide.