With a new month comes new sets of both new arrivals and departures from Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service. While subscribers have Road 96, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector in addition to the already released Carrion to look forward to,

Xbox Game Pass, and if everything goes to plan, 2025 could be an even bigger year for the subscription service.

Shred slopes, slay orcs, and explore dystopian worlds! January 2025 brings a blizzard of awesome new Xbox and Game Pass games.

This Insomniac Games title leans heavily into humor, packed with fourth-wall-breaking dialogue and a punk-rock attitude that feels like a love letter to rebellion. For fans of action-packed games with a lighthearted tone, Sunset Overdrive is an absolute must-try.

Microsoft confirmed that its Game Pass cloud streaming platform wasn’t working as expected. Over 24 hours later, many players are still complaining about long waits and disconnects. This outage comes at a time when Microsoft has been pushing a new marketing slogan that claims everything connected to the internet is an Xbox.

Now that Activision Blizzard is under the Microsoft umbrella, the publisher’s biggest franchise is part of Game Pass. And Black Ops 6 is the first new release to debut on the subscription service. That includes all of the game’s various modes: the cinematic single-player campaign, and multiplayer outings like Zombies.

Along with cloud saves and exclusive deals on the Xbox Game Store, PC Game Pass users also get EA Play along with their membership. EA Play comes with exclusive content, in-game challenges and rewards, and the ability to trial select EA games for up to ten hours to see if you like them before you purchase. 12 Month: $59.99 / £49.99