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Xbox Brought These Call of Duty and Warcraft Games to Game Pass in June

Xbox Brought These Call of Duty and Warcraft Games to Game Pass in June

CNETa day ago
The Call of Duty franchise got its start as a first-person shooter set during World War II. Game Pass subscribers can now return to that war and take part in historical battles in Call of Duty: WWII.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new titles, including Doom: The Dark Ages, added monthly, plus other benefits such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.
Read more: Play Classic Games From the '80s and '90s on Xbox Game Pass Now
Here are all the games Microsoft is bringing to Game Pass soon. You can also check out all the titles the company added to the service in May, like Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Call of Duty: WWII
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.
Land in Normandy on D-Day and battle across Europe in this Call of Duty game. You'll trade in some of the more modern gadgets and guns from the Modern Warfare and Black Ops games for grease guns and classic carbines in this game from 2017. You'll also experience the bonds of camaraderie, the unforgiving nature of war and more as you fight against the Nazis.
Warcraft 1: Remastered (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Microsoft
Get ready to experience the war between orcs and humans that shook Azeroth more than 30 years ago. You decide whether to defend humanity or seek to destroy it playing this real-time strategy game. This version of the classic game features enhanced controls, widescreen battles and more updates so you can enjoy this game on modern hardware.
Warcraft 2: Remastered (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Blizzard
After playing the original Warcraft game, you can hop into the sequel. You'll captain your own fleet and explore far-off lands for this real-time strategy game that delves even further into the war between orcs and humans. This updated version includes modernized controls, new visuals and more fresh features.
Warcraft 3: Reforged (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
After playing the first and second Warcraft games, why not play the third installment? This game introduces two new races of armies to command: the Night Elves and the Undead. Build massive armies, relive epic battles and explore huge campaigns in this real-time strategy game filled with overhauled visuals and contemporary social and matchmaking features.
Star Trucker
New to Game Pass Standard.
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have been able to play this interstellar hauling game since September, and now Game Pass Standard subscribers can enjoy it as well. Haul cargo, trade items with other truckers and explore the ultimate open road -- outer space. Take the driver's seat in a rocket-powered big rig and cruise the hyperhighways as you deliver cargo across the galaxy. Customize your rig, gossip on your CB radio with other truckers and enjoy your view of the stars.
Wildfrost
New to Game Pass Standard.
Microsoft brought this to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in January, and now the company is bringing it to Game Pass Standard customers. An endless winter has blanketed the world and to banish it, you need to build the perfect deck to battle the evil forces across the cold land. You'll rescue and recruit frozen companions and uncover treasure in the frozen tundra. The deck you build is influenced by the path you take, so choose carefully.
Rematch
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Tackle, dribble and score in this team-based football game (or soccer, depending on your locale). This game was designed for 5v5 online multiplayer matches where players control a single athlete. That means you'll have to coordinate and plan with the rest of your team if you want to win. And with no player stats to give one person an advantage over another, coordination is the key to success.
Volcano Princess
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
This game is technically a social simulation game, but you can also call it a parenting game. You're the king of the Volcano Kingdom, and after your wife dies, you have to raise your daughter alone. That means it's up to you to ensure she has everything she needs to grow. You'll explore new hobbies with her, show her court etiquette and watch as she grows and matures.
Against the Storm (console and cloud)
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now.
You have to rebuild civilization after apocalyptic rains brought it all down in this dark fantasy city builder. But instead of focusing on helping a single city or community, in this game, you must build a network of interconnected settlements made of different races to prosper. You'll need to figure out how to make the humans, beavers, harpies, lizards and foxes coexist, or they will all perish.
Little Nightmares 2
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play on July 1.
"Charming" and "horror" are not usually paired together to describe anything, but those two words work nicely to talk about Little Nightmares. You play as a little boy named Mono who finds a girl locked in a basement. The two of you will work together to open trapdoors, climb huge furniture and survive the terrors of the Pale City.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play on July 1.
This one is returning to Game Pass a few months after Microsoft removed it from the service. This is the second entry in the Survival trilogy of the popular franchise, and it follows Lara Croft as she searches for the legendary city of Kitezh. You'll use stealth and your wits to traverse environments without being noticed by enemies on Croft's first tomb raiding expedition.
Games that left Game Pass
While Microsoft is set to add those games to Game Pass soon, the company removed six others from the service. So you will have to buy these games separately now if you need to finish your campaign or any sidequests.
For more on Xbox, discover other games available on Game Pass now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you. You can also check out what to know about upcoming Xbox game price hikes.
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