Gears of War: E-Day! Dune Awakening! Minecraft Dungeons 2!
The second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September has been announced, and the list considerably improves what's already on offer, with a huge new arrival in Gears of War: E-Day, and notable arrivals in Dune Awakening, and Minecraft Dungeons 2.
Gears of War: E-Day needs little introduction because it's the big new Gears of War game - a prologue of sorts to the original Gears of War story, which follows Marcus Fenix and pals as they respond to the Locust invasion that later becomes known as Emergence Day, or E-Day for short. This is an important exclusive for Xbox, but will it be the banger it needs?
Dune Awakening's console debut has added interest because it brings a single-player mode to what was originally a multiplayer-first survival MMO on PC, when it launched there last summer. It's a game that's been shaking its massively multiplayer foundations since its release, in order to, presumably, appeal to more people, and with a third Dune movie arriving in December, it's a good time for it.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 we know less about. A sequel was something of a surprise when it was announced earlier in the year, and the question is how much it can build on the Diablo-like foundations of the original to fulfil the promise that Minecraft Dungeons 1 didn't - or at least not quite.
Those are the big games, but there are also some notable additions to Game Pass Premium in co-op brawler Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Planet of Lana 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Keeper. There are some decent games there.
Notable departures on 30th September are martial arts aging roguelike Sifu, Rebellion's Fallout-adjacent Atomfall, and creepy co-op horror Little Nightmares 2.
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