Xbox Deals and Discussion

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Welcome to the Xbox Deals and Discussion thread.

General info

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• You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console. Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work. Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
• Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
  On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold. You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
• On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold. Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

• All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
• ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
• Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
• Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!

Latest Sales Posts​

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May 22 - Warhammer​

May 21 - "Just for Everyone" deals - Party Games​

May 20 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

May 16 - Mid-week drops​

May 13 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

May 13 - Non-BC discounts​

May 6 - Weekly Sale​

Apr 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Apr 22 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Apr 18 - Game Pass Super Saver / Publisher Spotlight​

Apr 15 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Apr 8 - Weekly Sale - Last chance (discounts ending morning of Apr 9)​

Apr 4 - Spring Sale - Part 2​

Apr 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

Mar 25 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 18 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Feb 26 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 19 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 14 - Anime Month, Pt 2​

Feb 12 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 5 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 31 - Anime Month​

Jan 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 22 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 16 - Exoprimal / Street Fighter 6​

Jan 15 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 8 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 2 - Last Chance Sale​

Jan 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Dec 25 - Weekly Sale​

Dec 18 - Weekly Sale​

Countdown Sale - Post 1 - Post 2 - Post 3 - Follow up​

Latest Countdown Posts​

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May 20 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 13 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 6 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 4 - Spring Sale final preview​

Apr 1 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

Mar 25 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

Mar 18 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

Mar 12 - Initial Spring Sale list​

Mar 11 - Post-weekly countdown​

Mar 4 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 26 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 19 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 12 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 5 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 2 - Last chance countdown​

Jan 1 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 25 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 18 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 14 - Look ahead at Dec 18 weekly​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2024-05-21

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What is this?

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Game prices in the Xbox store have a UTC end date associated with them. These dates generally fall into 5 categories :

1. The item is currently on sale. These are usually the weekly sale items that end Tuesday mornings at 09:59:59 UTC.
2. The item will go on sale, usually within 2-3 weeks. These are usually set to switch at 23:59:59 UTC, like the weekly sale on Monday evenings. Some of the major annual sales (Spring, Summer, Black Friday, Holiday) start on Thursday evening UTC, and some times appear to be random.
3. The item is on Game Pass and is not currently or going to be on sale in the next few weeks. Third party games generally cluster around 09:59:59 UTC on the 1st and 16th of each month. Currently, at least one game is associated with every 1st and 16th through January 2025. The dates then spread out, ending with Human Fall Flat on July 1, 2028.
4. First party and EA Play titles are farther out, starting in 2049, with many in 2799 and 9998.
5. No date - some items do not have a price and so don't have a date. If the item is part of a bundle that has a price, the date from the bundle is used.

The list below uses the dates associated with games on Game Pass and EA Play. Time stamps in red are the regular Game Pass departure times and titles in red are confirmed to be leaving, either from Microsoft's regular news postings or by devs / publishers. Items available through Game Pass Core, currently on sale or not available for purchase are also color coded.

The date associated with a Game Pass game is not a guarantee it will leave on that date, but since March 2023 when the price data started getting analyzed, every game that's left Game Pass had been flagged as leaving on that date. It's given a number of people an extra heads up on the generally 2 week notice Microsoft provides.

If you have any questions about the list, please ask in the thread.

Most likely current and pending sales

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2024-05-27 23:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Far Cry® 6​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

From Space​

House Flipper​

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

Medieval Dynasty​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

Monster Hunter Rise​

Monster Sanctuary​

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

No Man's Sky​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

PAYDAY 3​

Scorn​

SnowRunner​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC)​

Tales of Arise​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

2024-05-28 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​

Battlefield™ V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​

Burnout™ Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Chants of Sennaar​

Coral Island​

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

Evil West​

Far Cry® 5​

Forager​

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Gotham Knights​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Immortals of Aveum™ - EA Play -​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Kona​

LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name​

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

Lost in Random™ - EA Play - 2022-04-13​

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™​

Mineko's Night Market​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord​

Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​

Need for Speed™ Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Persona 3 Reload​

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ - EA Play - 2020-11-10​

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™ - EA Play -​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

Wasteland 3​

While the Iron's Hot​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

Yakuza 0​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered​

Yakuza 3 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered​

Yakuza 4 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza Kiwami​

Yakuza Kiwami 2​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon​

2024-05-21 15:59:59

NHL® 23 Xbox One - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

NHL® 23 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

2024-05-21 23:59:59

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2024-05-22 23:59:59

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-05-23 13:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Not available for purchase)​

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

2024-05-23 23:59:59

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

2024-05-25 15:59:59

Another Crab's Treasure​

2024-05-26 12:59:59

Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC)​

2024-05-27 09:59:59

Hell Let Loose​

2024-05-29 17:59:59

The Rewinder​

2024-06-01 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Chicory: A Colorful Tale​

Cricket 22​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

Generation Zero®​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R​

LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​

Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview)​

NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN Σ (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

Railway Empire 2​

Railway Empire 2 (Win) (PC)​

Rune Factory 4 Special​

Rune Factory 4 Special - Windows Edition (PC)​

Soccer Story​

Spacelines from the Far Out​

2024-06-08 15:59:59

Little Kitty, Big City​

2024-06-16 09:59:59

ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​

Dordogne​

Dordogne (Windows) (PC)​

High On Life​

Mortal Kombat 11​

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Game Pass Core​

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales​

2024-06-16 23:59:59

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

2024-06-17 03:59:59

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-18 08:59:59

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-20 07:59:59

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II​

2024-06-23 09:59:59

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends​

Minecraft Legends - Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (PC)​

Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-26 15:59:59

Open Roads​

2024-07-01 09:59:59

Arcade Paradise​

Bramble: The Mountain King​

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch​

Far Cry® 5​

Injustice™ 2​

Injustice™ 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Digital Edition​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Windows Edition (PC)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Windows Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town (Not available for purchase)​

Stranded Deep​

Stranded Deep (PC)​

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever​

2024-07-08 13:59:59

Botany Manor​

Botany Manor (PC)​

2024-07-15 12:59:59

Harold Halibut​

2024-07-16 09:59:59

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly​

Common'hood​

Figment 2: Creed Valley​

Forager​

Forager (PC)​

Frostpunk (PC)​

Frostpunk: Console Edition​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ (moved from 2024-01-01)​

My Friend Peppa Pig​

Neon Abyss​

Neon Abyss (PC)​

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (PC)​

The Wandering Village (Game Preview)​

TOEM​

Watch Dogs®2​

2024-08-01 09:59:59

A Short Hike​

Genesis Noir​

Genesis Noir: Windows Edition (PC)​

Goat Simulator (moved from 2024-05-01)​

Inkulinati​

Roboquest​

This War of Mine: Final Cut (moved from 2024-05-16)​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​

Train Sim World® 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Train Sim World® 4: Standard Edition​

Turbo Golf Racing​

Venba​

2024-08-16 09:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Conan Exiles​

EVERSPACE™ 2​

HUMANKIND™​

HUMANKIND™ (PC)​

Offworld Trading Company (PC)​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (PC)​

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre​

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - PC Edition (PC)​

2024-09-01 09:59:59

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Disney Dreamlight Valley​

Goat Simulator Windows 10 (PC)​

Guilty Gear -Strive-​

Immortals Fenyx Rising™​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox One​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S​

2024-09-16 09:59:59

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC)​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition​

Party Animals (moved from 2024-01-04)​

PAYDAY 3​

Slime Rancher 2​

SpiderHeck​

Valheim (Game Preview)​

You Suck at Parking® Complete Edition​

2024-10-01 09:59:59

Cocoon​

Gotham Knights​

Let's Build a Zoo​

Loop Hero​

My Time At Portia (moved from 2024-01-09)​

My Time At Portia (PC)​

PAW Patrol: Grand Prix​

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy​

The Walking Dead: Season 1 (PC)​

The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PC)​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-10-16 09:59:59

Dyson Sphere Program (Game Preview) (PC)​

F1® Manager 2023​

From Space​

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

Scorn​

Stellaris (PC)​

Stellaris: Console Edition​

2024-11-01 09:59:59

Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (moved from 2023-11-01)​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Lonely Mountains: Downhill​

Mineko's Night Market​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2 (PC)​

2024-11-16 09:59:59

Dicey Dungeons​

Dune: Spice Wars​

Dungeons 4​

Dungeons 4 (Win) (PC)​

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name​

Persona 5 Tactica​

Somerville​

2024-12-01 09:59:59

Amnesia: The Bunker​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​

Monster Sanctuary​

Monster Sanctuary (Windows Version) (PC)​

Moonlighter​

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​

Remnant: From the Ashes​

Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC)​

Rollerdrome​

Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition​

The Walking Dead: The Final Season - The Complete Season​

The Walking Dead: The Final Season (PC)​

While the Iron's Hot​

World War Z: Aftermath​

World War Z: Aftermath (PC)​

2024-12-16 09:59:59

Ben 10: Power Trip​

Hello Neighbor 2​

No Man's Sky​

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan​

The Gunk​

The Quarry for Xbox One​

The Quarry for Xbox Series X|S​

Tin Hearts​

2025-01-01 09:59:59

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition​

Close to the Sun​

Close to the Sun. (PC)​

Death's Door​

Death's Door (PC)​

Hell Let Loose​

House Flipper​

LEGO® 2K Drive Cross-Gen Standard Edition​

LEGO® 2K Drive for Xbox One​

LEGO® 2K Drive for Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

McPixel 3​

2025-01-16 09:59:59

Exoprimal​

Figment: Journey Into the Mind​

Insurgency: Sandstorm (Windows) (PC)​

Maquette​

Medieval Dynasty (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One)​

Palworld (Game Preview)​

Those Who Remain​

Those Who Remain. (PC)​

2025-02-01 09:59:59

Anuchard​

Broforce​

Brotato​

Crusader Kings III​

Crusader Kings III (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon PC (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon®​

Escape Academy​

Go Mecha Ball​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Persona 3 Reload​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (PC)​

2025-02-16 09:59:59

A Little to the Left​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC)​

Return to Grace​

Tales of Arise​

Tales of Arise (Windows) (PC)​

Tales of Arise (Xbox One) (Not available for purchase)​

Tales of Arise (Xbox Series X|S) (Not available for purchase)​

2025-03-01 09:59:59

Bluey: The Videogame​

Dead Island 2​

GRIS​

Gris (PC)​

Indivisible​

Indivisible (PC)​

Maneater​

Merge & Blade​

PAW Patrol World​

Space Engineers​

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Windows (PC)​

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Not available for purchase)​

2025-03-16 09:59:59

Evil West​

Evil West (Windows) (PC)​

Lies of P​

No More Heroes 3 Windows (PC)​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

Solar Ash​

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated​

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (PC)​

TUNIC (moved from 2024-04-01)​

2025-04-01 09:59:59

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged​

Lil Gator Game​

Monster Hunter Rise (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)​

The Lamplighters League - PC Edition (PC)​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection (moved from 2024-04-01)​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 0 (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Zombie Army 4: Dead War​

2025-04-16 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

Coral Island​

Homestead Arcana​

Kona​

Orcs Must Die! 3​

Rise of the Tomb Raider (Not available for purchase)​

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Not available for purchase)​

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​

2025-05-01 09:59:59

Have a Nice Death​

Kona II: Brume​

Sniper Elite 5​

The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​

Thirsty Suitors​

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​

2025-05-16 09:59:59

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons​

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons (PC)​

Chants of Sennaar (Windows) (PC)​

Farming Simulator 22​

Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Planet of Lana​

2025-06-01 09:59:59

Against the Storm (PC)​

Cassette Beasts​

Goat Simulator 3​

Goat Simulator 3: Windows Edition (PC)​

Hypnospace Outlaw​

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION - Game Pass Core​

Remnant II® - Standard Edition​

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​

The Big Con​

2025-06-16 09:59:59

Far Cry® 6​

Shadowrun Returns​

Shadowrun Trilogy​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Deluxe Edition​

2025-07-15 09:59:59

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​

2025-07-16 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla​

2025-08-01 09:59:59

Cooking Simulator (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Cooking Simulator Windows (PC) (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Starbound (PC) (moved from 2024-05-01)​

2025-08-16 09:59:59

PlateUp!​

2025-09-01 09:59:59

Sea of Stars​

2025-09-16 09:59:59

RESIDENT EVIL 2​

2025-10-16 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines II - PC Edition (PC)​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows (PC)​

2025-11-01 09:59:59

Jusant​

Return to Monkey Island​

Wartales​

2025-11-16 09:59:59

Spirittea​

2025-12-01 09:59:59

SteamWorld Build​

2025-12-16 09:59:59

Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition​

2026-04-01 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

2026-05-01 09:59:59

Citizen Sleeper​

DayZ (moved from 2024-05-01)​

Descenders - Game Pass Core​

2026-05-16 09:59:59

Shadowrun Returns PC (PC)​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut PC (PC)​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition PC (PC)​

2026-06-01 09:59:59

Dead by Daylight​

Dead by Daylight Windows (PC)​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™ - Windows 10 (PC)​

2026-06-16 09:59:59

Among Us - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-01 09:59:59

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

Slay The Spire (PC)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-16 09:59:59

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Golf With Your Friends (Windows Version) (PC)​

PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core (moved from 2024-07-16)​

Techtonica (Game Preview)​

2026-08-01 09:59:59

Celeste - Game Pass Core​

INSIDE - Game Pass Core​

2026-08-16 09:59:59

Firewatch - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO (PC)​

2026-09-16 09:59:59

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Dead Cells (PC)​

Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition - Game Pass Core​

Superliminal - Game Pass Core​

2026-10-01 09:59:59

Chivalry 2 - Game Pass Core​

2026-11-16 09:59:59

Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​

Wreckfest (PC)​

2026-12-01 09:59:59

Stardew Valley - Game Pass Core​

Stardew Valley (PC)​

Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Game Pass Core​

Vampire Survivors - Game Pass Core​

2027-02-01 09:59:59

Trailmakers​

2027-03-16 09:59:59

Control​

Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 1 The Foundation (PC)​

Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 2 AWE (PC)​

Control Standard Edition (PC)​

Control Ultimate Edition​

Control Ultimate Edition - Xbox Series X|S​

Control Ultimate Edition (PC)​

2027-04-01 09:59:59

SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​

2027-05-01 09:59:59

SnowRunner (moved from 2024-05-01)​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC) (moved from 2024-05-01)​

2027-06-01 09:59:59

Terraria​

2027-06-16 09:59:59

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

2027-12-16 09:59:59

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Overcooked! 2 (PC)​

2028-07-01 09:59:59

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

Far future dates, mostly first party and EA Play

Spoiler

2048-12-30 23:59:59

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

F1® 23 - EA Play -​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

2049-12-30 23:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (4K HDR bundle) (PC)​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

2098-12-31 23:59:59

Battlefield™ 1 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

NBA LIVE 19 - EA Play - 2019-05-10​

Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

2099-02-01 19:59:59

Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

2099-04-04 09:59:59

Halo Wars 2 (Not available for purchase)​

2099-04-18 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 3​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 4​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 5​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Season Pass (Episodes 2-5)​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)​

2099-10-02 23:59:59

Forza Horizon 4 - Forza Horizon 4 Formula Drift Car Pack​

2099-12-29 23:59:59

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition - Game Pass Core​

2100-06-12 23:59:59

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​

2220-10-06 03:59:59

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​

2220-10-13 23:59:59

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

2220-10-22 23:59:59

Battlefield™ V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​

2220-12-11 23:59:59

It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​

2779-12-30 23:59:59

DIRT 5 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​

DiRT Rally 2.0 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​

2798-12-30 21:59:59

Wasteland Remastered​

2798-12-31 23:59:59

Fuzion Frenzy®​

The Elder Scrolls® Online - Game Pass Core​

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2799-01-14 23:59:59

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-02-01 09:59:59

Halo Wars 2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

2799-02-08 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season​

2799-02-08 23:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​

2799-02-17 23:59:59

Wolfenstein: Youngblood​

Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PC) (PC)​

2799-02-28 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: Season Two​

2799-03-02 23:59:59

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (PC)​

2799-03-07 23:59:59

Halo Infinite (Campaign)​

2799-03-11 23:59:59

Dishonored® Definitive Edition​

Dishonored® Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)​

DOOM (1993)​

DOOM 3​

DOOM 64​

DOOM II (Classic)​

Fallout 4 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 4 (PC) (PC)​

Oblivion​

Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​

Prey (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Evil Within​

The Evil Within (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The New Order​

Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC) (PC)​

2799-03-16 23:59:59

DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE - PC) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 76 - PC (PC)​

2799-03-17 23:59:59

DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE) (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

2799-03-20 23:59:59

Sea of Thieves: 2024 Edition​

2799-03-24 07:59:59

Bleeding Edge​

2799-03-26 23:59:59

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

2799-03-28 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 2, Give No Shelter​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 3, What We Deserve​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - The Complete Season​

2799-03-28 23:59:59

Lost in Random™ - EA Play - 2022-04-13​

2799-04-10 23:59:59

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Game Pass Core​

2799-04-29 23:59:59

Joy Ride Turbo​

2799-05-12 23:59:59

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10) (PC)​

2799-05-17 23:59:59

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries​

2799-05-18 23:59:59

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​

2799-05-31 23:59:59

Banjo Kazooie: N n B​

Banjo-Kazooie​

Banjo-Tooie​

Disneyland Adventures​

Fable III​

Gears of War​

Gears of War 2​

Gears of War: Judgment​

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Not available for purchase)​

Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core​

Halo: Spartan Assault​

Jetpac Refuelled​

Kameo​

Perfect Dark Zero​

Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​

Sunset Overdrive​

Viva Piñata​

Viva Piñata: TIP​

2799-06-09 05:59:59

Crackdown 3​

Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​

Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 4​

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 (PC)​

Halo: Spartan Assault (Mobile / PC)​

Halo: Spartan Strike​

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PC)​

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (PC)​

ReCore​

2799-06-09 06:58:59

Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition (PC) - Game Pass Core​

Sunset Overdrive (PC)​

2799-06-09 23:59:59

Gears 5​

The Outer Worlds​

The Outer Worlds (PC)​

2799-06-13 18:59:59

Arx Fatalis (PC)​

BATTLETECH (PC)​

Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™​

Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™ (PC) (PC)​

DOOM​

Fallout (PC)​

Fallout 2 (PC)​

Fallout 3​

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (PC)​

Fallout Tactics (PC)​

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (PC)​

Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​

RAGE​

The Evil Within® 2​

The Evil Within® 2 (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein II: Standard Edition (PC)​

Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™​

2799-06-14 23:59:59

ScreamRide​

2799-06-17 23:59:59

The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​

2799-06-21 23:59:59

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase)​

2799-06-26 23:59:59

Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​

2799-06-30 23:59:59

Banjo Kazooie: N n B (Not available for purchase)​

Banjo-Kazooie (Not available for purchase)​

Banjo-Tooie (Not available for purchase)​

Fable II​

GoldenEye 007 (Not available for purchase)​

Jetpac Refuelled (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark​

Perfect Dark (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark Zero (Not available for purchase)​

Rare Replay​

Ryse: Legendary Edition​

Ryse: Son of Rome (Not available for purchase)​

State of Decay: Year-One (Not available for purchase)​

2799-07-13 23:59:59

Halo 3 (PC)​

2799-07-18 23:59:59

BLiNX: The Time Sweeper​

Crimson Skies®: High Road to Revenge™​

2799-07-21 23:59:59

Grounded - Game Pass Core​

2799-08-13 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale Trilogy​

2799-08-16 23:59:59

Microsoft Solitaire Collection​

2799-08-17 23:59:59

New Super Lucky's Tale​

2799-08-19 14:59:59

Age of Empires Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-08-19 19:59:59

Quake​

Quake III Arena (PC)​

2799-08-19 23:59:59

Battletoads​

2799-08-24 23:59:59

Halo Infinite​

2799-08-27 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​

2799-08-31 23:59:59

Fable Anniversary - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 3​

Mass Effect​

2799-09-19 23:59:59

Tell Me Why​

Tell Me Why - Tell Me Why: Chapter 2 (Not available for purchase)​

Tell Me Why - Tell Me Why: Chapter 3 (Not available for purchase)​

Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​

Wasteland 3​

Wasteland 3 (PC) (PC)​

2799-09-22 02:59:59

Halo 3: ODST (PC)​

2799-09-30 23:59:59

Dishonored 2 - Game Pass Core​

Dishonored 2 (PC)​

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Phoenix Point​

2799-10-07 23:59:59

Brütal Legend​

2799-10-14 23:59:59

Fallout: New Vegas (BC)​

NHL® 23 Xbox One - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

NHL® 23 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

2799-10-27 23:59:59

Day of the Tentacle Remastered​

Full Throttle Remastered​

Grim Fandango Remastered​

2799-10-28 14:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2799-11-03 23:59:59

Minecraft Launcher (PC)​

2799-11-08 23:59:59

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

2799-11-09 15:59:59

Gears Tactics​

2799-11-14 23:59:59

Halo 4 (PC)​

Halo: Reach (PC)​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo: Reach​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)​

RAGE 2​

RAGE 2 (PC) (PC)​

2799-11-16 23:59:59

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (Not available for purchase)​

2799-11-23 00:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport (Not available for purchase)​

2799-11-23 23:59:59

Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition - Game Pass Core​

2799-12-03 15:59:59

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition (PC) (PC)​

2799-12-07 23:59:59

Need for Speed™ Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​

2799-12-11 23:59:59

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)​

2799-12-13 23:59:59

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition​

2799-12-17 23:59:59

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​

2799-12-30 23:59:59

Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​

Burnout™ Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Fe - EA Play - 2018-09-03​

Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst - EA Play - 2019-05-14​

Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​

Need for Speed™ Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

NHL® 94 REWIND - EA Play - 2021-03-01​

Peggle 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-14​

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ - EA Play - 2020-03-04​

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ - EA Play - 2020-11-10​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball 3 - EA Play - 2022-03-03​

The Sims™ 4 - EA Play -​

The Sims™ 4 EA Play Edition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-22​

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

UFC® 4 - EA Play -​

Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

2799-12-31 22:59:59

skate. (2007) - EA Play - 2021-08-05​

9998-12-30 00:00:00

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Not available for purchase)​

Alice: Madness Returns - EA Play - 2019-10-25​

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (PC)​

Anthem™ - EA Play - 2019-10-09​

ARK: Survival Ascended​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (PC)​

Army of Two™ - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

As Dusk Falls​

Battlefield 3™ - EA Play - 2011-10-08​

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ Hardline (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-07-08​

Bejeweled 2 - EA Play - 2008-03-08​

Bejeweled 3 - EA Play - 2011-10-14​

BLACK™ - EA Play -​

Broken Age​

Broken Age (PC)​

Contrast​

Costume Quest​

Costume Quest 2​

Crysis - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Crysis 2 - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Dante's Inferno™ - EA Play - 2018-08-02​

Dead Space (2008) - EA Play - 2008-10-08​

Dead Space™ 2 - EA Play -​

Dead Space™ 3 - EA Play -​

Dead Space™ Ignition - EA Play - 2010-10-13​

DEATHLOOP​

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​

Dragon Age™ 2 - EA Play -​

Dragon Age™: Inquisition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2014-10-28​

Feeding Frenzy - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Feeding Frenzy 2 - EA Play - 2008-09-17​

FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​

Forza Horizon 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​

Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​

Ghostwire: Tokyo​

Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​

Heavy Weapon - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Hi-Fi RUSH​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

Mass Effect 2 - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™ 3 - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™: Andromeda (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2017-03-15​

MASSIVE CHALICE​

Medal of Honor Airborne - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends​

Minecraft Legends - Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (PC)​

Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Mirror's Edge™ - EA Play - 2008-11-05​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

Peggle - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Pentiment​

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition (PC) (PC)​

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Plants vs. Zombies - EA Play - 2010-09-24​

Quake 4 (PC)​

Quake II​

Quantum Break​

Quantum Break (PC)​

Redfall​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Xbox (Not available for purchase)​

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)​

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​

Sea of Solitude - EA Play - 2020-01-21​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

SSX - EA Play - 2012-02-21​

Stacking​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Starfield​

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Episode 1) (PC)​

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

We Happy Few​

We Happy Few (PC)​

Wolfenstein 3D (PC)​

Zuma - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Zuma's Revenge! - EA Play - 2012-07-07​

No set date

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Assassin's Creed® Origins (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Crysis® 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Diablo® IV PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-16​

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-16​

EA SPORTS™ UFC® 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-08-19​

F1® 22 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-06-30​

F1® 22 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-06-30​

Far Cry® 5 (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Far Cry® 6 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

FIFA 22 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-11-21​

FIFA 22 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-11-21​

FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (Not available for purchase)​

Immortals Fenyx Rising™ (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Iron Brigade - Rise of the Martian Bear (Not available for purchase)​

Iron Brigade (Not available for purchase)​

League of Legends (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Legends of Runeterra (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Madden NFL 23 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-02-09​

Madden NFL 23 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-02-09​

Minecraft Preview (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Preview for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

NHL® 21 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-04-12​

Starfield - Starfield: Old Mars Skin Pack (Not available for purchase)​

Super Lucky's Tale (Not available for purchase)​

Teamfight Tactics (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

The Cave (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

VALORANT (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Watch Dogs®2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Saying Shadows of the Empire is more fun than Fallen Order is a heavy case of nostalgia goggles. The gameplay in that does NOT hold up now even compared to other old Star Wars games like Podracer or Dark Forces.

 

[p0rn0saur]

So... I've been putting off playing Fallen Order for a very long time. Started today, and this game is beautiful on the series X

Wait till you see a Wookie, ha I suppose in fairness I've never looked at one on a Series X

Shadows had the good Hoth level for that time, Rogue Squadron surpassed it. Swoop bike level was pretty good also.

 

[LoganDX]

The map for Fallen Order was definitely a sticking point for myself as well. It made me really question how much I wanted to keep playing, I didn't go all in on 100% it

 

[jsivley]

First to quote this post gets a free month of GPU. Note: valid for new subscribers only and expires 03/31/23

 

[TurkeyOnRye]

I'm not a Souls fan at all. I tried the first one and it was so unrelenting that I couldn't stand it. I hate when developers make games ridiculously hard, claim they are a "Souls-like," which I see as code for making it hard to stretch out lack of creativity or content, and then cream it into another genre. I love metroidvanias, but it seems like there is a gluttony of Souls-like metroidvanias.

With that being said, I totally enjoyed Fallen Order. Once you start getting stims, more health/ force, and force powers back, you really start to feel like a Jedi would and start blowing through Stormtroopers.

On a totally different note, did anyone else get a notification this past week that mentioned Shadow Warrior 3? I haven't seen it for console or PC so I wonder if it was a mistake?

 

[Kromis]

I'm not a Souls fan at all. I tried the first one and it was so unrelenting that I couldn't stand it. I hate when developers make games ridiculously hard, claim they are a "Souls-like," which I see as code for making it hard to stretch out lack of creativity or content, and then cream it into another genre. I love metroidvanias, but it seems like there is a gluttony of Souls-like metroidvanias.

With that being said, I totally enjoyed Fallen Order. Once you start getting stims, more health/ force, and force powers back, you really start to feel like a Jedi would and start blowing through Stormtroopers.

On a totally different note, did anyone else get a notification this past week that mentioned Shadow Warrior 3? I haven't seen it for console or PC so I wonder if it was a mistake?

Shadow Warrior 3 notification was premature, which is why some outlets are speculating it will come to Game Pass "soon". Maybe we'll hear something this Tuesday.

 

[Jodou]

Shadows of the Empire I never finished because I only had it as a rental and was brutal for anyone without some meta of upcoming bosses. I played it recently on my modded A1UP cab, albeit a slideshow at times lol. Fallen Order I never finished because the game defeated me with boredom. It leaned far more into the GoW approach for level design, which is outdated by Elden Ring standards.

Finished Chained Echoes yesterday and I honestly haven't played a 16-bit game that good since the 90's. Almost 100% it but of course one of the achievements is to read every lore book in the game and there's no way to track that so IDK if I'll bother. The only thing I wish I'd known, or was explained better, is the crystal system because I only really started to dabble in it late game since they're essentially destroyed/downgraded when removed from an item. That and mechanics/stats/status effects you kind of need to figure out on your own what they do, such as magic attacks (even though Lenne is technically infusing her spear with magic. . .) can't crit without an accessory (I literally found this out right before the end boss). Great use of my second Life Thread acc for a while on her. . .

I'll probably buy it on sale later down the road and would definitely play a sequel that's likely in the works.

 

[samnite]

DUUUVAL! I was at the game and cannot believe that happened

As a long-suffering fellow Jag fan I too could not believe it. Doug Pederson is an amazing head coach. Excited to see this young core develop.

 

[jimbo8574]

On a totally different note, did anyone else get a notification this past week that mentioned Shadow Warrior 3? I haven't seen it for console or PC so I wonder if it was a mistake?

I got the platinum for SW3 last month. It was decently fun. I will probably replay it on GPU if it is on there.

 

[MeanderingS0ul]

First to quote this post gets a free month of GPU. Note: valid for new subscribers only and expires 03/31/23

Am I first?

 

[confoosious]

For all my Stadia heads...er...Stad baddies or...whatever the we are, GOOD NEWS!

...

In all seriousness though it is a solid controller especially considering how nearly everyone got one for free. So it'll be nice as an xCloud controller.

What consoles will we be able to use the stadia controller on when they enable bluetooth?

 

[jsivley]

Am I first?

Looks that way. Pm incoming

 

[bardockkun]

What consoles will we be able to use the stadia controller on when they enable bluetooth?

PC and mobile only, but I'm sure controller adapters will probably update to use it as well. Like I said, solid controller for those who got it for free and I'll take any extra use for it.

 

[Sielanas]

Lapsed NFL/Jags fan that has been slightly glancing with the wrestling connection, Dynamite gonna be even crazier now. I nearly did a spit take when I saw the final score after laughing at halftime memes.

The map in Fallen Order and getting back out from objectives are my complaint and why I haven't replayed yet. I finally got a real video card in a 3070 (I'll finally play Cyberpunk now that I can play it with RT on Psycho at 90fps) and I think I'll reinstall to see how good it can look. Dying Light 2 cranked looks damn good and way different from base. I wish the EA app wasn't allergic to VPNs.

I got Stadia free and have been getting good use of the Chromecast 4k, I might actually use the controller as Bluetooth. Maybe to take to work and play on lunch since I won't care if anything happens. 

 

[The Ebbtide]

Saying Shadows of the Empire is more fun than Fallen Order is a heavy case of nostalgia goggles. The gameplay in that does NOT hold up now even compared to other old Star Wars games like Podracer or Dark Forces.

But can you play as a Wampa in Fallen Order?

 

[Z-Saber]

Shadows had some great hidden stuff like that. Cool cheat codes and such.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

Wait till you see a Wookie, ha I suppose in fairness I've never looked at one on a Series X

Shadows had the good Hoth level for that time, Rogue Squadron surpassed it. Swoop bike level was pretty good also.

Those wookies are just PS2 easter eggs.

 

[bardockkun]

I Mean...Force Unleashed II for the low cost of $1 let me live out all the edgy teen Star Wars fanfics ever and let me murder Ewok's and classic trilogy characters. For that I will say it's one of the best Star Wars games ever.

 

[Kromis]

I Mean...Force Unleashed II for the low cost of $1 let me live out all the edgy teen Star Wars fanfics ever and let me murder Ewok's and classic trilogy characters. For that I will say it's one of the best Star Wars games ever.

Can I introduce you to our Lord and Savior, 'g_saberRealisticCombat 1'?

 

[davemoseley]

Shadows Of The Empire... Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

SotE was a real highlight back in the day, but I thought Fallen Order was phenomenal once I dropped the difficulty down and could start enjoying the exploration without stumbling into combat.

 

[chnandler_bong]

Autonauts GWG is up for free

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/autonauts/9PML6GRKCQ00

 

[bardockkun]

And I started watching The Last of Us and it's weird watching a video game adaptation being given a big budget and care. Like no dumb stupid slow motion and green screen and calling it good, but actual care. Almost as if the people doing it didn't know this was based on a video game.

Can I introduce you to our Lord and Savior, 'g_saberRealisticCombat 1'?

Curse this console life...

 

[entexman]

The only reason I was saying Shadows of the Empire was better (to stir the pot a little sure) in my opinion is because I actually enjoyed playing it from beginning to end. Jedi Fallen Order is technically a great playing game mired in poor level design, frustrating 3D platforming, and an obsession with Souls like combat.  Again this is just an opinion on my part. If others enjoy Fallen Order that's great.  I only made it past the first stage and I was not having fun. The game is not for me and I am a pretty big Star Wars fan.

 

[MalakianXVII]

Shadows of the Empire is awesome.

Dash Rendar baybee!

 

[Bloomy]

I knew a guy who said his father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate actually blew up the Star Destroyer on the last level of Shadows.  Took him 1138 hours.  True story.

 

[darthfracas]

As great as Shadows of the Empire did Hoth, it’s the fight with Boba Fett’s ship that stands out after all these years, and I’m not entirely sure why.

SotE is definitely a “time and place” game, like a lot of the N64 greats. It was fantastic at the time, but absolutely doesn’t hold up well if you play it today.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

I'm back on the budget train since I may be leaving my primary job in the next 3-4 months. Backlog time! I really want to go back to Yakuza 0 and then try to play Kiwami I and II.

And I started watching The Last of Us and it's weird watching a video game adaptation being given a big budget and care. Like no dumb stupid slow motion and green screen and calling it good, but actual care. Almost as if the people doing it didn't know this was based on a video game.

I'm imagining the director getting mad at Pedro Pascal for acting too well and wanting him to cut it back.

"Sorry P but that was just way too realistic and heartfelt. Did you even watch Assassin's Creed? I'm sorry but I'm not sure if this is going to work."

The Last of Us is the only game which had such a sad and intense story that I had to put it down for a week. Specifically,

Spoiler

when they meet the two brothers, Henry and Sam. One of them is infected but doesn't tell anyone. When he turns, his brother shoots him and then immediately shoots himself in the head.

Part II is just... grimdark for the sake of it and one of the most depressing stories ever told. But that one part in the original? Wondering if they will have it in the HBO show.

 

[Bryson]

I'm back on the budget train since I may be leaving my primary job in the next 3-4 months. Backlog time! I really want to go back to Yakuza 0 and then try to play Kiwami I and II.

I'm imagining the director getting mad at Pedro Pascal for acting too well and wanting him to cut it back.

"Sorry P but that was just way too realistic and heartfelt. Did you even watch Assassin's Creed? I'm sorry but I'm not sure if this is going to work."

The Last of Us is the only game which had such a sad and intense story that I had to put it down for a week. Specifically,

Spoiler

when they meet the two brothers, Henry and Sam. One of them is infected but doesn't tell anyone. When he turns, his brother shoots him and then immediately shoots himself in the head.

Part II is just... grimdark for the sake of it and one of the most depressing stories ever told. But that one part in the original? Wondering if they will have it in the HBO show.

I loved loved loved TLOU 1. I have no intention of ever playing the 2nd game.

I'm going to watch the first episode of TLOU tonight. Curious to see how it turns out and if it's going to hit me in the feels like the game did.

FYI I've been watching Wednesday and that's also really really good.

 

[mr.Dobalina]

I loved loved loved TLOU 1. I have no intention of ever playing the 2nd game.

I'm going to watch the first episode of TLOU tonight. Curious to see how it turns out and if it's going to hit me in the feels like the game did.

FYI I've been watching Wednesday and that's also really really good.

Can I ask why you’ll never play the second? I just finished it two nights ago and thought it really well done.

 

[bardockkun]

I'm back on the budget train since I may be leaving my primary job in the next 3-4 months. Backlog time! I really want to go back to Yakuza 0 and then try to play Kiwami I and II.

I'm imagining the director getting mad at Pedro Pascal for acting too well and wanting him to cut it back.

"Sorry P but that was just way too realistic and heartfelt. Did you even watch Assassin's Creed? I'm sorry but I'm not sure if this is going to work."

The Last of Us is the only game which had such a sad and intense story that I had to put it down for a week. Specifically,

Spoiler

when they meet the two brothers, Henry and Sam. One of them is infected but doesn't tell anyone. When he turns, his brother shoots him and then immediately shoots himself in the head.

Part II is just... grimdark for the sake of it and one of the most depressing stories ever told. But that one part in the original? Wondering if they will have it in the HBO show.

I'm just enjoying the moment after it aired there were people who were aghast at Sarah not being the blonde and blue eyed child like from the game despite the actor portraying him to be... *frantic arm motions* I'll watch the rest tonight where I'm hoping it'll go back to video game live action adaptation standards with Joel reloading a shotgun and the camera does a slow motion 360 zoom in turn on him jumping back and shooting 5 infected in the head in quick succession as DMX loudly plays.

And I'll eventually get to airplane engine simulator TLOU2. I Already know the big spoiler thing that really I predicted once the trailers were being shown. The only problem is the game doesn't give me the dopamine known as Achievements.

Also it does make me realize a Bioshock TV series could work if people gave a shit, meaning first few seasons are the inception of Rapture to living there and by the end of season two you see the fall downfall. Though then again I'm also torn on the issue where I want TLOU series to be a success so we get cool new game adaptations that aren't terrible for sake of people not giving a , but then again goddamn I'm still pissed at HBO cancelling and removing so many series with really no warning.

 

[Bowie88]

I knew a guy who said his father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate actually blew up the Star Destroyer on the last level of Shadows. Took him 1138 hours. True story.

Let me ask my uncle at Nintendo and make sure that's true.

 

[Bryson]

Can I ask why you’ll never play the second? I just finished it two nights ago and thought it really well done.

I don't think anybody expected what we got in the first game. It was truly a special game.

I already know what happens in the second game and I want no part of it. It's like those gory videos from liveleak. Just because they exist doesn't mean I have to watch it. To me I'm just like,"No thanks! I'm good!" Also feel they dropped the ball in making TLOU a successful franchise. I think the only way they can go back to what they had in the first game is to make a prequel. I mean how successful would the Metal Gear franchise have been if they had killed Snake in the second game and made Raiden the main character?

 

[jsivley]

Got stuck on the heir while playing Tunic. After too many attempts, I finally shelved it for now and jumped over to High on Life. As much as I was liking Tunic before hitting a wall, High on Life has been a ton of fun. Disclosure: I’m definitely in to Justin Roiland’s humor

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

I don't think anybody expected what we got in the first game. It was truly a special game.

I already know what happens in the second game and I want no part of it. It's like those gory videos from liveleak. Just because they exist doesn't mean I have to watch it. To me I'm just like,"No thanks! I'm good!" Also feel they dropped the ball in making TLOU a successful franchise. I think the only way they can go back to what they had in the first game is to make a prequel. I mean how successful would the Metal Gear franchise have been if they had killed Snake in the second game and made Raiden the main character?

I think a character change can work fine if handled properly. Raiden bothered people for a couple of reasons. First, the game was advertised as a full Solid Snake game, to the point that they showed Snake playable on the oil rig. Second, was how (intentionally) lame Raiden was in that game, which was not appreciated until later. If they had continued the later Raiden past Revengence no one would have been upset. Also Metal Gear did do a character shift anyways, since 3, Peace Walker, and V aren't Snake. It's sort of cheating since it's a clone situation, but the personalities and supporting casts in those games are different from Solid.

Last of Us definitely feels like a setting that would make sense to shift to totally different characters from game to game, but I guess that's a hard sell. Personally I think they should have the Abby half of 2 first, with the surprise at the mid way section, followed by the Ellie half.

 

[cruxdude]

Got stuck on the heir while playing Tunic. After too many attempts, I finally shelved it for now and jumped over to High on Life. As much as I was liking Tunic before hitting a wall, High on Life has been a ton of fun. Disclosure: I’m definitely in to Justin Roiland’s humor

Ohh the heir was really tough. I think I just got lucky. One thing that worked for me was using that thing that creates a duplicate of the fox. The heir then attacks the duplicate while I whacked it from behind.

 

[easper]

Ohh the heir was really tough. I think I just got lucky. One thing that worked for me was using that thing that creates a duplicate of the fox. The heir then attacks the duplicate while I whacked it from behind.

I finished the game and never beat the heir.

 

[deszaras]

I don't think anybody expected what we got in the first game. It was truly a special game.

I already know what happens in the second game and I want no part of it. It's like those gory videos from liveleak. Just because they exist doesn't mean I have to watch it. To me I'm just like,"No thanks! I'm good!" Also feel they dropped the ball in making TLOU a successful franchise. I think the only way they can go back to what they had in the first game is to make a prequel. I mean how successful would the Metal Gear franchise have been if they had killed Snake in the second game and made Raiden the main character?

I played the first one because of all the hype when it came out. There were some good moments but didn’t think it was as good as I expected. I had zero interest in the sequel and won’t be watching the show. I’m not big into zombie stuff anyway.

 

[Bryson]

I think a character change can work fine if handled properly. Raiden bothered people for a couple of reasons. First, the game was advertised as a full Solid Snake game, to the point that they showed Snake playable on the oil rig. Second, was how (intentionally) lame Raiden was in that game, which was not appreciated until later. If they had continued the later Raiden past Revengence no one would have been upset. Also Metal Gear did do a character shift anyways, since 3, Peace Walker, and V aren't Snake. It's sort of cheating since it's a clone situation, but the personalities and supporting casts in those games are different from Solid.

Last of Us definitely feels like a setting that would make sense to shift to totally different characters from game to game, but I guess that's a hard sell. Personally I think they should have the Abby half of 2 first, with the surprise at the mid way section, followed by the Ellie half.

Metal Gear was just one example, how successful would the Uncharted series have been if they had killed off Nathan Drake in the second game? Naughty Dog also did a lot of false advertising making people think that Joel would the main playable character in the second game. I'm sure they just wanted the "twist" to hit harder but still kind of shitty. I'm just not sure where they go with the series from here. I trusted Sony and ND and bought a PS4 Pro early in the generation in anticipation of playing TLOU2 with the best graphics possible. I was certainly not expecting this.

Another example is Game of Thrones the tv show. I lost some interest after the first season when they killed off the main character. Thankfully I started getting back into it once I started to form an emotional attachment to some of the other characters. Killing characters can work but there has to be equally strong characters to fill the void.

FYI I didn't mind playing Raiden in MGS2. Thought It was still a great game.

 

[bobbyblane]

On TLOU front, I will still say that Naughty Dog are some of (if not) the best story-tellers in gaming.  Every aspect of their games is top notch (graphics, sound, story, etc.).  In terms of gameplay, I find their content to be pretty average.  Because of that it tends to take me more out of the experience rather than engaging me in it.  God of War felt similar to me.  It's very frustrating when you can see how to get through an area or solve a puzzle and have to wait 10-15 minutes to actually do it.  

While TLOU II felt very unnecessary from a story standpoint, I can see what they did from a narrative direction and can appreciate that even if it didn't hit me in the feels the way the first one did.  I've been excited to see how they would transfer over to film since annoucning this project, as I believe it's the perfect venue for them (take out the gameplay filler and just tell a good story).  So far the show is off to a great start and Pedro is pitch-perfect as Joel (I just hope the rest of the cast can keep up).

 

[hustlersuniversityTopG]

On TLOU front, I will still say that Naughty Dog are some of (if not) the best story-tellers in gaming. Every aspect of their games is top notch (graphics, sound, story, etc.). In terms of gameplay, I find their content to be pretty average. Because of that it tends to take me more out of the experience rather than engaging me in it. God of War felt similar to me. It's very frustrating when you can see how to get through an area or solve a puzzle and have to wait 10-15 minutes to actually do it.

While TLOU II felt very unnecessary from a story standpoint, I can see what they did from a narrative direction and can appreciate that even if it didn't hit me in the feels the way the first one did. I've been excited to see how they would transfer over to film since annoucning this project, as I believe it's the perfect venue for them (take out the gameplay filler and just tell a good story). So far the show is off to a great start and Pedro is pitch-perfect as Joel (I just hope the rest of the cast can keep up).

I love Pedro in narcos also I like old god of war better the reboots talk to much about feelings and stuff. Like I just wanna kill stuff not talk about feelings


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[FuzzmeisterJ]

I feel most PS exclusives have average gameplay.  It took Uncharted 4 games before I really had fun playing it. (I played all 4 for the first time back to back).  I keep thinking the PS controllers are just weird for me to use and it not being an issue with the games despite all of them being third person action games.  They all do great with the stories even if the story isn't something I like. 

LoU2 was not a story I liked.  It was well told, but didn't like spending 25 hours in a bummer fest.  Nothing happy happened in that game. 

God of War Ragnarök had some pacing issues.  Like previously mentioned, it stopped you for silly puzzles way too often so you would have time to listen to more talking.  It was all interesting talking, but there was a lot of it. 

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In Xbox news:  Just a few missions left in Witcher 3 and I'm done.  It's been great to go back, but ready for another game.  Time to find a couple of good 10 hour games on gamepass.

 

[deszaras]

I feel most PS exclusives have average gameplay. It took Uncharted 4 games before I really had fun playing it. (I played all 4 for the first time back to back). I keep thinking the PS controllers are just weird for me to use and it not being an issue with the games despite all of them being third person action games. They all do great with the stories even if the story isn't something I like.

LoU2 was not a story I liked. It was well told, but didn't like spending 25 hours in a bummer fest. Nothing happy happened in that game.

God of War Ragnarök had some pacing issues. Like previously mentioned, it stopped you for silly puzzles way too often so you would have time to listen to more talking. It was all interesting talking, but there was a lot of it.

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In Xbox news: Just a few missions left in Witcher 3 and I'm done. It's been great to go back, but ready for another game. Time to find a couple of good 10 hour games on gamepass.

I haven’t used the PS5 controller but I hated the PS controllers ever since Xbox came out. Their controllers are so more comfortable and feel better in my hands. PS controllers feel awkward and cheap.
Congrats on almost finishing The Witcher. It’s a long wonderful game and I took a break between finishing the main game and doing the DLC. I stuck to some short relaxing games for a while afterwards.

 

[Bloomy]

New sale - https://www.trueachievements.com/n52547/xbox-sale-roundup-january-17th-2023

 

[briandadude]

Tempted to get Sonic Unleashed now that it’s Series enhanced and not going to Games With Gold.

 

[deszaras]

Considered getting Railway Empire Complete Edition but it’s $5 more than it has in the past and the sequel is coming to Gamepass this year I think.

 

[Razzel]

That’s a big sale, wonder if we’ll get a punch card?

 

[hauz20]

Everyone just perfectly summing up my feelings on TLOU2. Well-told but unnecessary story that just reinforced nothing good ever happens to the characters in it often due to their own hubris. Shit sandwiches all around.

That said, I'm sure it'll make an excellent series, and I'm happy it'll be purposefully finite.

 

[jsivley]

I finished the game and never beat the heir.

That’s interesting. I thought that was all I could do at the point I’m at. Once I beat High on Life I’ll have to come back to Tunic and try exploring again

 

[Z-Saber]

I love Pedro in narcos also I like old god of war better the reboots talk to much about feelings and stuff. Like I just wanna kill stuff not talk about feelings


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The boy's back! Broke out of ban jail before the real dude, too.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Metal Gear was just one example, how successful would the Uncharted series have been if they had killed off Nathan Drake in the second game? Naughty Dog also did a lot of false advertising making people think that Joel would the main playable character in the second game. I'm sure they just wanted the "twist" to hit harder but still kind of shitty. I'm just not sure where they go with the series from here. I trusted Sony and ND and bought a PS4 Pro early in the generation in anticipation of playing TLOU2 with the best graphics possible. I was certainly not expecting this.

Another example is Game of Thrones the tv show. I lost some interest after the first season when they killed off the main character. Thankfully I started getting back into it once I started to form an emotional attachment to some of the other characters. Killing characters can work but there has to be equally strong characters to fill the void.

FYI I didn't mind playing Raiden in MGS2. Thought It was still a great game.

After the first game, no, but now? I think they could pass the torch for Uncharted. A different situation. I also didn't think they overly focused on Joel when advertising 2. It definitely looked like Ellie would be the main character. Speculation for a while was that she'd be looking for him for most of the game.

Game of Thrones is a kind of odd choice for this discussion to me. There isn't really a main character there, but if there was I'd say Jon or Daenerys, even if papa Stark gets a lot of screen time early on.