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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 announcing some departures. The January additions include a mix of genres and access tiers, ensuring something for most subscribers.

The initial announcement, made via the official Xbox blog on January 7th, 2025, highlighted seven new games. Road 96, a narrative adventure game, is immediately available across all Game Pass tiers, including PC Game Pass. This marks its return to the service after a previous stint. The remaining six games launch 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 a Game Pass Ultimate exclusive. The remaining titles are accessible with a standard subscription.

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

However, with new additions come departures. Six games are leaving the service on January 15th, 2025:

Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th, 2025:

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

This initial lineup announcement covers only the first half of January. Microsoft will undoubtedly reveal the second half's additions soon. Stay tuned for further updates!

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