Latest Xbox Game Pass Additions Unveiled for Early January

Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Lineup: New Arrivals and Departures

Microsoft has unveiled its first Xbox Game Pass lineup for 2025, confirming several anticipated titles and revealing the games leaving the service this month. January 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting month for subscribers.

The announcement, made via the official Xbox blog on January 7th, 2025, includes seven new games. Road 96, a choice-driven adventure title, is immediately available across all Game Pass tiers (including PC Game Pass). This marks its return to the service after a previous stint. Six additional games join the lineup later in the month:

New Games Arriving in January 2025:

• Road 96: Available January 7th (All Tiers)
• Lightyear Frontier (Preview): Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• My Time at Sandrock: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• Rolling Hills: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• UFC 5: Available January 14th (Ultimate Only)
• Diablo: Available January 14th (Ultimate & PC Game Pass)

Noteworthy is the tiered access for Diablo and UFC 5. Diablo is exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, while UFC 5 is limited to Ultimate members only. The remaining titles are accessible with a standard subscription.

Alongside the new games, several Game Pass Ultimate perks launched on January 7th, including a weapon charm for Apex Legends and DLC for First Descendant, Vigor, and Metaball.

However, with new additions come departures. Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th, as previously hinted at in Xbox app updates and now officially confirmed by Microsoft:

Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th:

• Common'hood
• Escape Academy
• Exoprimal
• Figment
• Insurgency Sandstorm
• Those Who Remain

This is just the first half of January's updates; further announcements for the latter half of the month and beyond are expected soon.

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