Game Services thread, v2: Ubisoft headline portends a darker gaming future

[rikwebb]

Assassin's Creed Origins is getting 60fps support for Series S/X (aswell as PS5) tomorrow, good timing for those wanting to play it on Gamepass on the 7th

 

[rikwebb]

Game Pass streaming for 2022 Samsung smart tv's starts June 30th

 

[rikwebb]

2nd half of June's additions to Game Pass

Available Today

Shadowrun Trilogy (Cloud and Console) ID@Xbox
The Shadowrun Trilogy comprises 3 cult tactical RPG games taking place in a dystopian cyberpunk future in which magic has re-awakened, bringing back to life creatures of high fantasy. Initially created as a tabletop RPG over 30 years ago, this one-of-a-kind setting that has gained a huge cult following during the past three decades.

Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC)
Total War: Three Kingdoms is the first in the multi award-winning strategy series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign game of empire-building, statecraft and conquest with stunning real-time battles, Total War: Three Kingdoms redefines the series in an age of heroes and legends.

Coming Soon

FIFA 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – June 23
FIFA 22 is coming soon to The Play List with EA Play, so PC Game Pass and Ultimate members can experience fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode. Plus, score monthly recurring rewards like Ultimate Team Stadium Sets, Seasonal XP Boosts, and more. Keep up to date with all the EA Play benefits here!

Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 23
Naraka: Bladepoint is an up to 60-player mythical action combat experience with martial arts inspired melee combat, gravity defying mobility, vast arsenals of melee & ranged weapons, legendary customizable heroes with epic abilities – inspired by the legends of the Far East.

Far Cry 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1
Welcome to Hope County, Montana, the land of the free and brave, but also the home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as Eden's Gate. Stand up to cult leader Joseph Seed and his siblings, the Heralds, to spark the fires of resistance and liberate the besieged community.

Leaving the service on June 30

• FIFA 20 (Console and PC) EA Play
• Jurassic World Evolution (Console and Cloud)
• Last Stop (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• MotoGP 20 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[rikwebb]

First half July's Game Pass additions (Yakuza games were on there before for a while and are now returning to the service)

Available Today

Last Call BBS (PC) ID@Xbox
Available on day one with PC Game Pass: Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy.

Yakuza 0 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. Play as Kazuma Kiryu, a low-ranking yakuza, who gets caught in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong. Then, step into the silver-toed shoes of Goro Majima and explore his “normal” life as the proprietor of a cabaret club.

Yakuza Kiwami (Cloud, Console, and PC)
1995, Kamurocho. Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss to protect his sworn brother, Akira Nishikiyama, and his childhood friend, Yumi. Experience the story that kicked off the legendary Yakuza series, with all the drama, action, and hilarious minigames you’d expect.

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
An assassination threatens to erupt an all-out war between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance. Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must travel to Sotenbori, Osaka to broker peace between the rival clans, but Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war.

Coming Soon

DJMax Respect V (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 7
DJMax Respect V is the latest installment from the creators of the critically acclaimed rhythm game franchise DJMax. Experience tracks from popular artists such as Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and Yukika, exclusive Full HD Music Videos, online multiplayer, new game modes, and more!

Matchpoint: Tennis Championships (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 7
Available on day one with Game Pass: Matchpoint: Tennis Championships is a modern take on tennis, featuring a true-to-life on-court experience supported by a deep career mode and unique rivalry system. The game places a strong focus on tactical realism, positioning and aiming, allowing the player to move their superstar in exactly the right way to get the most out of their shots.

Road 96 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 7
On this risky road trip to the border, you’ll meet incredible characters, and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure. But every mile opens a choice to make. Your decisions will change your adventure, change the people you meet, maybe even change the world.

Escape Academy (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – July 14
Available on day one with Game Pass: You’ve just arrived at Escape Academy, a school where promising students train to become the ultimate Escapist. Play over a dozen masterfully hand-crafted rooms, designed by experienced experts in the field of real-life escape rooms.

My Friend Peppa Pig (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14
Start a fun-filled adventure with Peppa Pig! Create your character, ring the doorbell, and step into the TV show. Peppa suggests activities everywhere you go, from the Museum to Potato City. Help find Daddy Pig’s glasses, follow forest tracks, splash in muddy puddles, and more. Every playtime is different!

Overwhelm (PC) ID@Xbox – July 14
You’re outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. Overwhelm is an action horror-world platformer where enemies get power ups and you don’t. Explore the oppressive caverns of the hive, guided only by a sparse map. As you defeat each of the five unique bosses, their abilities get distributed to the enemies of the world with escalating difficulty.

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14
A big city means a bigger adventure! When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor Humdinger has taken over a buzzing metropolis, they must race into action to save Adventure City from his selfish scheming. The pups need you to join Team PAWsome!

PowerWash Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14
Available on day one with Game Pass: Release the pressure with PowerWash Simulator and wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find. Lose yourself to the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.

Leaving the service soon

• Atomicrops (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Carrion (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Children of Morta (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Cris Tales (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Lethal League Blaze (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[Dizzy]

First half July's Game Pass additions (Yakuza games were on there before for a while and are now returning to the service)

Leaving the service soon

Son of a bitch. I just bought the Origins bundle during the PlayStation sale. Ah well, at least I own it if they remove them again. Hopefully the newer ones stay up.

 

[method115]

Son of a bitch. I just bought the Origins bundle during the PlayStation sale. Ah well, at least I own it if they remove them again. Hopefully the newer ones stay up.

3,4,5 have been on there for a while now. Wouldn't be surprised to see them go anytime now. Been trying to work my way through them quicker but I need a break in between games.

 

[rikwebb]

Mid July's update to Gamepass

Coming Soon

As Dusk Falls (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 19
Available on day one with Game Pass: As Dusk Falls is an original interactive drama from Interior/Night that explores the entangled lives of two families across thirty years. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong in small town Arizona, the choices you make have a powerful impact on the characters’ lives in this uncompromising story of betrayal, sacrifice and resilience. Drive the lives and relationships of multiple characters in a decades-spanning story told across two intense books.

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – July 19
A massive-scale, real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.

Watch Dogs 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 19
Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Launch the Hack of the Century and give freedom back to whom it belongs: the people.


MotoGP 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 21
Engines running: give the green light to the most immersive and authentic MotoGP gaming experience ever. More than 120 riders, over 20 official circuits and all the excitement of the official championship are waiting for you. Virtual and real have never been so near in MotoGP 22!

Torment: Tides of Numenera (Cloud and Console) – July 21
Explore Earth one billion years in the future in the science-fantasy setting of Numenera. Discover the Ninth World built on the bones of extinct, hyper-advanced civilizations and leave your own mark on it. Make thousands of essential choices, face the consequences, and meet death incarnated as you seek the answer to the ultimate question: What does one life matter?

Inside (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29
Discover Playdead’s unique indie adventure game Inside, a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has received critical acclaim for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack, and unsettling atmosphere.

Touch Controls added to another 12 games

• Citizen Sleeper
• Disc Room
• Escape Academy
• Garden Story
• Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview)
• Lost In Random
• Spacelines from the Far Out
• Umurangi Generation
• Yakuza 0
• Yakuza Kiwami
• Yakuza Kiwami 2
• As Dusk Falls – Available July 19

Leaving the service July 30th

• Dodgeball Academia (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Katamari Damacy Reroll (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Lumines Remastered (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Omno (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Raji: An Ancient Epic (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[Madmick]

Ubisoft+ Coming to PlayStation (and Xbox); Ubisoft+ Classics Announced
Ubisoft+ is coming to both platforms. It's been wildly overpriced where it has previously been offered. See the OP of this thread for more details. However, the new "Classics" library will be a free perk to PS Extra and PS Premium subscribers. Rumors have abounded since mid-may that Xbox Game Pass would get the Classics+ library, too, but so far, no dice, and officially, this looks like a Playstation exclusive right now. Sony's fighting back.

Nevertheless, almost all of the Classics+ launch titles are already on Game Pass.

The Ubisoft+ subscription service, currently available on PC, Stadia, and Amazon Luna will be coming to PlayStation and Xbox platforms in the future.

Ubisoft announced the news today while unveiling the brand new Ubisoft+ Classics curated selection of games, due to be available starting May 24th in Asia (June 2nd in Japan, June 13th in North and South America, and June 23rd in Europe) to PlayStation Plus subscribers of the new Extra and Premium tiers.

Ubisoft+ Classics will launch with the following 27 games. The publisher said the library will grow to a total of 50 games by the end of 2022.

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• For Honor
• The Crew 2
• Child of Light
• Eagle Flight
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Far Cry 3 Remaster
• Far Cry 4
• Legendary Fishing
• Risk: Urban Assault
• South Park: The Fractured but Whole
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• Space Junkies
• Star Trek: Bridge Crew
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• STEEP
• The Crew
• The Division
• Trackmania Turbo
• Transference
• Trials Fusion
• Trials of the Blood Dragon Game
• Trials Rising
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• Watch Dogs
• Werewolves Within
• ZOMBI

Official blog post here:
https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/bPREDsvbMwS7wKIHlnVF1

 

[Madmick]

Connect Your Worlds – Discord Voice Chat Comes to Xbox Consoles for Xbox Insiders

All your friends and communities in one place

Get ready to connect with your Discord friends and communities on Xbox! Discord Voice chat is coming to your Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. You will be able to chat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from your console making it easy to connect with friends across mobile, Xbox, and PC. The update will start rolling out to Xbox Insiders today and will be available soon for everyone.

 

[rikwebb]

Next lot of Game Pass Additions

Available Today
Ghost Recon Wildlands (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Create a team with up to three friends to experience Ghost Recon Wildlands, the ultimate third-person military shooter set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world. The Ghosts, a US Special Forces team, are tasked to combat the Santa Blanca cartel and save Bolivia from collapse. You decide how to play, and every decision affects the world around you.



Coming Soon

Shenzhen I/O (PC) ID@Xbox – August 4
An open-ended programming puzzle game that challenges players to build circuits using a variety of components. Inspired by real-world electronics engineering, the game takes players on a journey to a near-future Shenzhen, the electronics manufacturing capital of the world.

Turbo Golf Racing (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 4
Available on day one with Game Pass: Turbo Golf Racing is an arcade-style sports racing game for up to eight players online. Drive, boost, jump, flip, and fly your turbo-powered car. Slam into oversized golf balls. Race your friends in an explosive dash to the finish flag.



Two Point Campus (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 9
Available on day one with Game Pass: Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff, and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

Cooking Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 11
Play one of the best cooking games! Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of lifelike ingredients to cook everything you like. A simulator spiced up with a dash of real-life physics!

Expeditions: Rome (PC) – August 11
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

Offworld Trading Company (PC) ID@Xbox – August 11
Mars has been colonized. Now, Earth's greatest corporate titans have been invited to build companies to support it. The competition to dominate the market is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS.

Fall Guys: Coconut Milk Costume – Available now
Relax, take a sip and get ready to grace the Blunderdome with your tropical presence in the all-new Coconut Milk Costume!

Skate 3: Upgrade Bundle – August 11
Upgrade your Skate 3 experience, courtesy of EA Play, with the Upgrade Bundle that includes the Skate Create Upgrade Pack, Maloof Money Cup 2010 NYC Pack and Black Box Distribution Skate Park.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Noweyr Pack – August 16
Journey across Tamriel with elegance by adding an enchanting purple mount, matching pet, and two crates containing useful rewards to your collection. This Perk content requires ESO base game to use.

Leaving the service soon

Leaving August 15

Be sure to jump back into these games before they go and use your membership discount to save up to 20% on the games you want to keep!

• Boyfriend Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Curse of the Dead Gods (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Library of Ruina (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Starmancer (Game Preview) (PC)
• Train Sim World 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  

 

[rikwebb]

US only still but Amazon's Luna game streaming service now available on 2022 Samsung smart tv's and monitors through the gaming hub, following Gamepass's introduction on there

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/3/23290130/amazon-luna-samsung-tv-monitors-gaming-hub-2022

Amazon's game streaming service, Luna, is launching on Samsung's 2022 smart TVs and monitors today. Luna will be part of the Samsung Gaming Hub, which includes services like Google Stadia, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia's GeForce Now. Samsung launched the gaming hub in late June, with the Xbox TV app exclusive to Samsung's 2022 smart TVs and monitors. Amazon Luna's launch inside Samsung's gaming hub means Samsung now has every popular cloud game streaming service on its latest smart TVs and monitors. "With the addition of Amazon Luna, we now offer over 1,000 games to play instantaneously on Samsung Smart TVs, making Samsung Gaming Hub the number one destination to stream games," says Mike Lucero, Samsung's director of product management for gaming.

 

[rikwebb]

Xbox testing Game Pass Ultimate Family Plan for Xbox Insiders in Ireland and Columbia

 

[rikwebb]

2nd half of August's Game Pass Additions

Available Today
Coffee Talk (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to the stories of alternative-Seattle’s inhabitants. From a dramatic love story between an elf and a succubus to an alien trying to understand the lives of humans, help everyone you meet by serving up a warm drink or two. Plus, Ultimate members can jump right in with Touch Controls via Xbox Cloud Gaming today!

Coming Soon
Midnight Fight Express (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 23
Available on day one with Game Pass: A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they only have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover. Engage in a brutal and hyper-kinetic brawling ballet, using every environmental tool and street fighting technique at your disposal. Level up your abilities to take down the mounting onslaught of bozos, cronies, and crime lords.

Exapunks (PC) ID@Xbox – August 25
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. Exapunks is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of Opus Magnum, Shenzhen I/O, TIS-100, and more.

Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Console and PC) – August 25
Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition is the definitive edition of the critically acclaimed visual novel-style adventure game, now with all-new voice acting. Dive in and enjoy an intergalactic journey that transcends time through love.

Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30
Available on day one with Game Pass: Commandos 3 – HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls, and refined UI.

Immortality (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 30
Available on day one with Game Pass: Marissa Marcel would have been a star. She made three movies, but none of them was ever released… and then Marissa Marcel disappeared. Explore lost footage, cut your own path into the mystery, and discover what happened to Marissa Marcel in the newest interactive game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

Immortals Fenyx Rising (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30
Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx, a new winged demigod on a quest to save the Greek gods. The fate of the world is at stake – you are the gods’ last hope.

Tinykin (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – August 30
Available on day one with Game Pass: Milo arrives on Earth to find that he’s way too small, everybody’s gone, and a day hasn’t passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions, and a lot more! Find a way home through a sprawling ant-sized metropolis and unravel Earth’s biggest mystery!

Cloud Games with added Touch Controls

Chorus
Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
Coffee Talk
Skate
Dragon Age 2
Star Wars: Squadrons
Dragon Age Origins
Super Mega Baseball 3
Floppy Knights
TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
Matchpoint
Turbo Golf Racing
MLB The Show 22
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
My Friend Peppa Pig
Two Point Campus

Games leaving the service at the end of the month

• Elite Dangerous (Cloud and Console)
• Hades (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Myst (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• NBA 2K22 (Cloud and Console)
• Signs of the Sojourner (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Spiritfarer (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Twelve Minutes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Two Point Hospital (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• What Remains of Edith Finch (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• World War Z (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[method115]

Nice immortals coming to GP.

 

[SaiWa]

2nd half of August's Game Pass Additions

Cloud Games with added Touch Controls



Games leaving the service at the end of the month

NOOOOOOOO!!!!

HADES is leaving Gamepass!!!!

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Hades is leaving? Shoot, it seems these days more games I’m interested in are leaving Gamepass than are being added to it. If it keeps up I may have to unsubscribe in another year or two.

 

[rikwebb]

Death Stranding on PC Game Pass launching on 23rd August, base version only not directors cut

 

[Madmick]

Death Stranding on PC Game Pass launching on 23rd August, base version only not directors cut

One GOTY finally leaves, another immediately appears.

 

[HereticBD]

Hades is leaving? Shoot, it seems these days more games I’m interested in are leaving Gamepass than are being added to it. If it keeps up I may have to unsubscribe in another year or two.

Well, it was on there for a year. Love it, but I'm not expecting third party games to be up there forever. When I saw it leaving, I was a little miffed, but then I realized that I already played the absolute shit out of it and haven't touched it in months.

I have noticed more and more shitty little no-name indie games getting added though. It usually balances out with some heavy hitters, but I really don't like seeing all these garbage dump games getting added on the reg.

Coming Soon: "Zapper Shoot", "Bird Watching Simulator", "Some Japanese Game"

 

[Madmick]

Well, it was on there for a year. Love it, but I'm not expecting third party games to be up there forever. When I saw it leaving, I was a little miffed, but then I realized that I already played the absolute shit out of it and haven't touched it in months.

I have noticed more and more shitty little no-name indie games getting added though. It usually balances out with some heavy hitters, but I really don't like seeing all these garbage dump games getting added on the reg.

Coming Soon: "Zapper Shoot", "Bird Watching Simulator", "Some Japanese Game"

i.e. Shovelware.