Xbox Boosts Game Pass with January Additions

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 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, is immediately available across all Game Pass tiers (including PC). This marks its return to the service after a previous stint. Six additional games join the lineup later in the month, with most launching on January 8th, and two on January 14th.

New Games Arriving in January 2025:

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

The inclusion of Diablo and UFC 5 confirms earlier leaks. However, access to these titles is limited; Diablo is exclusive to Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, while UFC 5 is a Game Pass Ultimate exclusive. The remaining games 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.

Departing Games (January 15th):

The following six games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th:

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

This announcement covers only the first half of January. Further updates are expected soon for the latter half of the month and beyond.

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