Xbox has confirmed a number of games are coming to its Game Pass service in February, including first-person shooter Atomic Heart, Cities Skylines and Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord.
The February lineup was announced today (February 8) and brings a number of games to the console and PC versions of Game Pass.
The first new games to arrive are Madden NFL 23 and SD Gundam Battle Alliance, which will join Game Pass tomorrow (February 9). Additionally, EA Play and Ultimate members will receive an ÜberCharge bundle to log into Madden Ultimate Team between tomorrow and March 9.
Next, TaleWorlds Entertainment’s strategy RPG Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord will be added to Game Pass on February 14, followed by management game Cities: Skylines – Remastered on February 15. However, it should be noted that the Cities: Skylines remaster will only be available on PC and Xbox Series X|S, not Xbox One.
On February 16, Flying Wild Hog’s action shooter Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition is coming to all platforms with Game Pass. In last year’s review, we described Shadow Warrior 3 as a “competent – and often very satisfying – shooter” that struggles with a forgettable story and cheesy writing.
Finally, alternate-universe shooter Atomic Heart will be available day one on Game Pass when it launches on February 21. While we enjoyed the game’s FPS action in our recent trailer, we left it on an “awkward note” due to a confusing open world.
While that’s about it for the games coming to Game Pass this month, Xbox has also confirmed that the following games will be leaving the service on February 15:
- The last children on earth
- Besiege
- CrossfireX
- Skul the hero killer
- compile
- infernax
In other gaming news, Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard has suffered another setback as UK regulators have warned it could “disrupt the future of gaming, potentially harming UK gamers, especially those who can’t or won’t buy an expensive game console or PC.”