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First Wave Of Xbox Game Pass March Titles Announced

Get ready to rock and rumble with Game Pass this month.

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Xbox has announced the first wave of titles coming to Game Pass in March, with the list including a fighting game heavyweight, classic strategy, and an RPG with a Studio Ghibli influence to its visual design.

Guilty Gear Strive, the most recent entry in the long-running Arc System Works fighting game series, will be available from today on Xbox consoles, PC, and cloud-compatible devices. Featuring a rich roster of heavy metal brawlers and stunning Unreal Engine visuals, this Guilty Gear is also one of the more approachable games in the series and looks great in action.

On March 9, Dead Space fans can dive back into EA's survival-horror series when Dead Space 2 and 3 are available to play through Xbox cloud gaming via EA Play on March 9. The release of Dead Space remake this year has reignited interest in the terrifying series, so if you're looking to explore space stations and alien planets infested by Necromorphs, you'll be able to easily do so while you're on the move.

Valheim, the brutal exploration and survival game set in a world inspired by Norse mythology, will be available in Game Preview mode on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One from March 14, and the historical strategy game Civilization VI will be available from March 16 for console, PC, and cloud. Lastly, RPG fans can experience Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom on console and PC from March 21. This version of the beloved fantasy game is the Prince's Edition, which includes all of the DLC that was released after Ni no Kuni II originally launched in 2018.

Game Pass subscribers can also look forward to a few updates this week for titles available through the service. The Fractal Update for No Man's Sky, Mutant Invasion for Fallout 76, and Season 3: Echoes for Halo Infinite are all now available. As usual, several games will be leaving Game Pass to make room for the new arrivals, and you can say goodbye to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Paradise Zero, and more on March 15.

Xbox Game Pass March Wave 1

March 7

  • Guilty Gear: Strive -- Cloud, Console, and PC

March 9

  • Dead Space 2 -- Cloud via EA Play
  • Dead Space 3 -- Cloud via EA Play

March 14

  • Valheim (Game Preview) -- Console

March 16

  • Sid Meier’s Civilization VI -- Cloud, Console, and PC

March 21

  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – The Prince's Edition -- Console and PC
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Thank you MS for keeping me busy and saving me money! I will be covered the entire generation!

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Nice. Definitely going to give Guilty Gear Strive a go tonight.

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Why can't Games with Gold be this good? Or TRY to be?

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@lilhurk1985187: Upgrade! GWG is just bare essentials for playing online, GP is where the games are! Think of how much you will save on games, and you help developers too!

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@thatforumuser: I have Game Pass Ultimate I was just asking in general.

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Just an FYI to anyone who didn't know, that game FUGA is a new entry into the Solatorobo franchise. Totally didn't see that coming.

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Surprised by NinoKuni 2...anyone knew it was coming?

Can anyone describe how Guilty Gear plays?
Is it similar to SF or MK/Injustice or completely different?

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@sladakrobot: Just try it! You don't have game pass?

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@thatforumuser: I dont want to unlock achievements on a game i end up not liking.
Injustice 2 i dont enjoy much so dont want make the same mistake

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@sladakrobot: It all good, every bit adds to your score, buddy! I am not ashamed to try games and have them on my list. It is all part of my gaming history!

If you are ashamed of the game just make another user profile to try the game.

Listen. Nothing is better than knowing for yourself. Nobody can tell you how to feel about a game except you.

And every time you try, developer gets a payment and get a boost in statistics. This is how we keep Game Pass alive. This is how we help developers get on board.

Don't hold back. Help out game pass so that we all keep winning. Do your part!

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This year have been great for game pass for far

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XGP has already been fire this year. Got off to a great start. HiFi Rush, GoldenEye (which I’m really enjoying again), Atomic Heart, Wo Long Fallen Dynasty I’ve already finished and are all great games.

Curious, is Atomic Heart and Wo Long Fallen Dynasty on or coming to ps plus? I’ll wait…….

Atomic Heart was kinda janky for the first couple hours but once I got used to the controls I really enjoyed the game. Solid 8/10 and Wo Long same 8/10.

Looking forward to checking out Valheim, will boot up MLB The Show 23 if not just to see the sony logo on my Xbox LMAO! Minecraft Legends I’m definitely checking out after seeing it at the Dev Direct and The Last Case of Benedict Fox now has a date and is next month too. Then after that there’s Redfall which I have a feeling is going to take over my life lol. The service is stacked there’s not enough time to play everything.

I wish sony would release their exclusives day n date on ps plus. I would definitely consider subscribing if they did that and it would push Xbox to improve XGP even further. Right now though there’s no comparison between the two services. XGP is miles better like it’s not even close really!!!

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@gamerbum: Clearly you missed the point of being suspended for starting console wars BS.

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A couple of real bangers in there!

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Yup and I’ve just finished Atomic Heart and Wo Long which were also both great. XGP is fire so far this year!

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@gamerbum: Damn already finished Wo Long, sounds like a great weekend!!! Gonna try and finish once I have some time.

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@pearljam2515:

Well I had a bit of a head start as I finished the demo for the crouching dragon helmet and carried over my save/progress.

Didn’t find the game as difficult as say Elden Rage or Sekiro but didn’t think it was as good either. Still a great game tho.

It’s an 8/10 for me!

Hope you enjoy it sir.

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