Additional Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass In August

Xbox announced the next four weeks of releases overnight and it sure looks like Game Pass owners will have a few treats to check out if they haven’t already.

This week will be headlined by the new release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is an asymmetrical horror experience based on the true events and subsequent movies that have been released over the past 50 years. Mikey will have his hands tied with this one and Next Play readers will have a detailed review coming early next week.

Also available the week of the 14th of August will see Everspace 2 and Firewatch. Firewatch is a fantastic story-driven experience and if you haven’t yet given it a go, this Xbox Game Pass release is the perfect opportunity.

Rounding out the next two weeks after that will see Sea of Stars (August 29) and Gris (September 4).

With additions, there are unfortunately subtractions. So the following games will be removed soon from the Xbox Game Pass library so make sure to try them out and if you do enjoy them, you are able to purchase them with a 20% discount while still part of the Xbox Game Pass list;

• Black Desert (Cloud and Console) 
• Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Immortality (Cloud, Console, and PC) 
• Nuclear Throne (Cloud, Console, and PC) 
• Surgeon Simulator 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) 
• Tinykin (Cloud, Console, and PC) 

[This press release has been provided by Xbox ANZ. It is presented by the NextPlay team for your information]

Overnight, Xbox announced several new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and cloud beginning today including:

1.   Week of August 14: 

1. Everspace 2, Available today (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S)
2. Firewatch, August 17 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, August 18 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

2. Week of August 28:
   1. Sea of Stars, August 29 (Console and PC)

3.   Week of September 4: 

1. Gris, September 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

We also announced new Xbox Game Ultimate Perks, which includes in-game content for Overwatch 2, Madden NFL 24, and Fallout 76. Additionally, Game Pass members can save up to 10% on the Starfield Premium Edition Upgrade and play up to 5-days early starting September 1 on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.

For more details on the new games joining Xbox Game Pass this month, available Perks and Quest updates, check out Xbox Wire here.