Xbox Game Pass adds its first game of 2025, which happens to be a returning title with thousands of 'Very Positive' user reviews.

With a new month comes new sets of both new arrivals and departures from Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service. While subscribers have Road 96, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector in addition to the already released Carrion to look forward to,

A reputable leaker potentially reveals two more games that will be a part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate lineup in January 2025.

Of course, we've only just kicked off January 2025's Xbox Game Pass lineup, which includes some great additions towards the end of the month, as well as six games leaving on the 15th. Another batch will leave on the 31st, and you can find our predictions article for January elsewhere on Pure Xbox (check the related section below).

Now that Activision Blizzard is under the Microsoft umbrella, the publisher’s biggest franchise is part of Game Pass. And Black Ops 6 is the first new release to debut on the subscription service. That includes all of the game’s various modes: the cinematic single-player campaign, and multiplayer outings like Zombies.

This Insomniac Games title leans heavily into humor, packed with fourth-wall-breaking dialogue and a punk-rock attitude that feels like a love letter to rebellion. For fans of action-packed games with a lighthearted tone, Sunset Overdrive is an absolute must-try.

XBOX turned up the heat this year, by changing up Game Pass and offering more day-one releases than ever before. We’ve played hundreds of games this year, including many of the Xbox-exclusive and