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Every game coming to Xbox Game Pass in Aug. 2025

Xbox Game Pass Adds 2023 Open-World RPG

The third new title to join the Xbox Game Pass library in August 2025 is a 2023 open-world RPG with 'Mostly Positive' reviews.

Android Police · 1d

Every new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate game from August 2025, ranked

Reloaded, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and more are being added to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library this month, and we've ranked them

GameSpot · 5h

Microsoft Cancels Xbox Game Pass Day-One Release Contraband - Report

Microsoft's wave of game cancellations continues today with the news that Just Cause developer Avalanche's day-one Game Pass release Contraband has been cancelled. Citing sources, this was first confirmed by reporter Jason Schreier.

Xbox, Microsoft and Contraband

Engadget on MSN · 4h

Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband

The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series was teased in a brief,

Variety on MSN · 4h

Xbox’s ‘Contraband’ Video Game on Hold After More Than Five Years in Development

Xbox and Avalanche Studios have stopped “active development” on their upcoming “Contraband” video game. First announced by Microsoft Gaming in 2021, “Contraband” is described as “a co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan.

Polygon · 3h

Microsoft cancels yet another long-in-the-works Xbox game

Microsoft says that it has stopped development on Contraband, the co-op action-adventure open-world game in development at Avalanche Studios Group — the studio behind the Just Cause game series. While not explicitly calling it a cancellation,

The Verge5y

Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s true next-gen Xbox - The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past few months teasing the technical details of its Xbox Series X console, but yesterday was a clear games showcase for Xbox Game Pass content instead of just the ...

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Xbox Game Pass Hits $5B Milestone Despite Massive Layoffs: Here's What To Watch Out For

Amidst sweeping layoffs and a strategic pivot, Microsoft delivered a remarkable win: its Xbox Game Pass subscription service ...

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