Age of Empires II, Hot Wheels Unleashed and the already announced Hi-Fi Rush and GoldenEye 007 are coming to Game Pass

After the first broadcast of the Developer Direct, Microsoft has revealed the list of games that will be available on Game Pass during the remainder of January and early February. The two surprises, Hi-Fi Rush and GoldenEye 007, have already been discovered, but there are other games ready to join the service’s catalog, including Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Hot Wheels Unleashed and Darkest Dungeon. There are also a number of titles that will be leaving the service. The complete lists at the end of the news.

For the clueless, we start with a mention of the two surprises of the day: Hi-Fi Rush, which has been announced and released today, and GoldenEye 007. Hi-Fi Rush is a colorful action and rhythm game developed by Tango Gameworks, a studio that until now was best known for the saga of horror titles The Evil Within and the dark Ghostwire: Tokyo. For its part, GoldenEye 007 is neither more nor less than the return of the classic and inclusive Nintendo 64 game, which comes to Game Pass with improvements in controls and 4K resolution.

For strategy lovers, the Xbox version of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will be available on Game Pass on January 31. This edition includes the original game along with The Last Khans, which incorporates three campaigns and four civilizations. For those who prefer some fighting, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, a title developed by CyberConnect2 that features 50 playable characters from all arcs of the JoJo manga, will also be added to the service on January 31st.

The games that will soon be available on Game Pass are:

• Hi-Fi Rush (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series) – Now available
• GoldenEye 007 (Cloud and Console) – January 27
• Roboquest (Game Preview) (Console) – January 30
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Cloud and Console) – January 31
• Inkulinati (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 31
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 31
• Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 2
• Grid Legends (Cloud) EA Play – February 2
• Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 7

The games that will leave Game Pass on January 31 are:

• Donut County (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master (Console and PC)
• Telling Lies (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Worms WMD (Cloud, Console and PC)