Xbox Game Pass Announces New Titles for Early January

Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Lineup: New Games and Departures

Microsoft has unveiled its first Xbox Game Pass lineup of 2025, confirming several anticipated titles and revealing which games are leaving the service. The announcement, made on January 7th, 2025, via the official Xbox blog, features a mix of new releases and returning favorites.

New Additions:

Seven games are joining the Xbox Game Pass library in January 2025:

• Road 96: Available now (January 7th) for all Game Pass tiers (including PC Game Pass). This choice-driven adventure game makes a welcome return after a previous stint on the service.
• Lightyear Frontier (Preview): Arriving January 8th, available with a Standard subscription. This sci-fi title is still in early access.
• My Time at Sandrock: Launching January 8th, available with a Standard subscription.
• Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders: Joining January 8th, available with a Standard subscription.
• Rolling Hills: Available January 8th, playable with a Standard subscription.
• UFC 5: Arriving January 14th, exclusively for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
• Diablo: Launching January 14th, exclusively for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

The inclusion of Diablo and UFC 5 confirms earlier leaks. Note the tier restrictions for these two titles.

Game Pass Ultimate Perks:

Alongside the new games, several Game Pass Ultimate perks are available as of January 7th, including weapon charms for Apex Legends and DLC packs for First Descendant, Vigor, and Metaball.

Departures:

Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th:

• Common'hood
• Escape Academy
• Exoprimal
• Figment
• Insurgency Sandstorm
• Those Who Remain

Looking Ahead:

This is just the first half of January's lineup. Microsoft will undoubtedly announce further additions for the latter half of the month and beyond. Stay tuned for more updates!

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