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Coming to Game Pass: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Creatures of Ava, and Mafia: Definitive Edition

Draugoth

Gold Member
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Coming Soon​


Creatures of Ava (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – August 7
Available on day one with Game Pass!
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.


Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 8

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Key Art

Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, is coming to Game Pass! He’s enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy collection. Spin, jump, wump and repeat as you take on the epic challenges and adventures through the three games that started it all, Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. Relive all your favorite Crash moments in their fully remastered graphical glory and get ready to put some umph in your wump!


Mafia: Definitive Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 13

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Mafia: Definitive Edition is a cinematic third-person shooter that tells the story of Tommy Angelo, a hardworking cab driver who becomes embedded in the brutal world of organized crime in 1930s America.


In Case You Missed It​


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Console and PC) – Available now
In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat. Game Pass members can also experience an all-out brawl in Season 5 with new core 6v6 maps, new weapons, cosmetic rewards and more! Learn more about Season 5 over at the Call of Duty blog.


Unlock Valorant Benefits for Xbox Series X|S and PC with Game Pass
Valorant is a 5v5 round-based tactical shooter where you outwit, outplay, and outshine your competition using dynamic abilities and ultra-stylish Agents. Game Pass members can link their Riot Account to unlock all current agents, day-one access to new agents as they’re released, and a 20% match XP boost to Battle Pass and Event content. Learn more on Xbox Wire.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming on Amazon Fire TV Devices
Game Pass Ultimate members in over 25 countries are now able to play games directly from the Xbox app on select Amazon Fire TV devices through Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta), bringing more ways to play Xbox on more devices and enjoy your favorite games.


DLC / Game Updates


No Man’s Sky: Worlds Part I – Available now

The latest free update to No Man’s Sky, Worlds Part I (version 5.0), ushers in an entire universe refresh, bringing huge leaps in water and cloud quality, as well as increased planetary variety, new gameplay features, and more! Learn more about this refresh on Xbox Wire.


Dead by Daylight: 2v8 Game Mode – Available until August 8
Double the trouble, for the first time ever eight survivors face two killers in this new extreme game mode. Survivors can choose from four new classes, each with their own predefined loadouts. Maps have three exits, and three hatches will appear when only two Survivors are left standing in the trial. But beware, hooks have been replaced with a frightening new sacrificial device: the Cage of Corruption.


Sea of Thieves: Season 13 – Available now
Seize Flameheart’s flagship, the Burning Blade, in the latest boss fight to sail the Sea of Thieves! Rain fire on your foes with a skeleton crew at your command, gathering tribute in Flameheart’s name – or raid his new Skeleton Camps and take the treasures for yourself…




Sea of Thieves: Mayhem Ship Bundle – Available now
The Mayhem Ship Bundle returns to the Sea of Thieves via the Pirate Emporium! Crew up and cause chaos with this sunny symbol of anarchy – or simply sail about and share whatever claptrap is on your mind knowing you’re looking good while doing it.


Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks


Every month new content is available for Game Pass Ultimate members. Find new Perks in the Game Pass section of your Xbox console, Xbox Game Pass mobile app, or Xbox app for Windows PC.


Stampede Racing Royale: Game Pass Starter Kit – Available now
Join the herd in style! Kit out your kart with the Xbox KartCore 3000 Wrap, update your avatar with the Xbox Pic and get a head start with 25,000 coins!


Sea of Thieves: Ebon Rapier Pack – Available now
Cut a dashing figure with this collection of highly prized items! The Ebon Rapier, Obsidian Pocket Watch and Obsidian Figurehead are sure to set you apart from the crowd.


Naraka Bladepoint:Aeon Bundle – Available now
Grab free bonus cosmetics and boosts to help you in this fast-paced melee fighting game. Claim Xbox headgear, new season treasures, legendary skin trial bundle and more in the new Perks Bundle. Get a boost start in new season with the help of experience boost cards!


Leaving August 15


There’s still some time left to jump into the following games leaving soon! If you’re not ready to say goodbye quite yet, you can save up to 20% on your purchase and keep them in your library.


  • Airborne Kingdoms (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Offworld Trading Company (PC)
  • Shadow Warrior 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Cloud, Console, and PC)
 

Punished Miku

Human Rights Subscription Service
I'm looking forward to Creatures of Ava.

Crash and Mafia are old games. I'm looking forward to Mafia, but they're not exactly exciting drops. Having 3 games only is also pretty strange.

Little surprising they couldn't secure Pepper Grinder, Volgar the Viking 2 or CYGNI; all 3 releasing August 6th.
 

Roberts

Member
Creatures of Ava looks like a game that I imagined Everwild to be. Looks interesting. I have the rest, oh well, but at least I will have more time to finish Flintlock and Dungeons of Hinterberg.
 
Great for people that this applies to (I don't need more subscriptions, Won't go into why gamepass is pointless for people who own more games then they have time to play already) .

Got the first two on PSN+ (basic bottom tier standard version that I have had since 2009) and they are great games. Thing is on PSN+ the games don't ever leave. I never have to rush through something concerned it won't be there the next moment. Now granted Microsoft owns activision now, so I would hope they wouldn't remove them, but who knows.

Not sure about last title as i never heard of it.
 

JackMcGunns

Member
So I guess Crash Bandicoot is the first of Activision/Blizzard games coming to Game Pass that they promised would start in August :goog_unsure:
 

Bridges

Gold Member
So I guess Crash Bandicoot is the first of Activision/Blizzard games coming to Game Pass that they promised would start in August :goog_unsure:
That and we got Modern Warfare III late last month

Pretty decent drop, I've been waiting for Crash and I've heard good things about Mafia. Losing Texas Chainsaw Massacre is kind of a bummer but I've probably spent all the time I need to in that anyway
 

Punished Miku

Human Rights Subscription Service
I guess this Doom shadowdrop is why there was only 3 games. 8 campaigns?
 
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BigLee74

Gold Member
I enjoyed Mafia when I played it a few years back, currently playing Mafia 3 and it’s a bit meh in comparison.

Never been into Crash or the likes, but I now have doom 1 and 2 to play through again for the umpteenth time! 😂
 
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