Key Takeaways
- Metal Slug Tactics is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate later today.
- Aside from this day-one release, the XGP catalog has just added StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection.
- The StarCraft series brings the total number of Activision Blizzard titles on Xbox Game Pass to seven.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users will be able to start playing Metal Slug Tactics as part of their subscription starting today, November 5. In the meantime, a pair of beloved classics just became available on two Xbox Game Pass tiers.
With only 10 new games, October has been one of the least release-packed months of 2024 for Microsoft’s subscription service. But things are now seemingly picking up again, not least because Xbox Game Pass already has 7 confirmed titles for November 2024.
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The first three of those include Metal Slug Tactics, a day-one release that’s scheduled to reach the XGP content catalog circa 9am ET on November 5. Meanwhile, StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection have already been added to Xbox Game Pass around midnight. Since neither of them has a console version, they are exclusively playable via PC, and don’t support Xbox Cloud Gaming. As for Metal Slug Tactics, the new turn-based strategy game will be both streamable and available on PC and the latest two generations of Xbox consoles.
Following the arrival of the StarCraft series, the number of Activision Blizzard titles on Xbox Game Pass has now increased to seven. The service previously added Diablo 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Overwatch 2, and CoD: Black Ops 6, in that order. Activision Blizzard still has plenty of popular titles that are yet to make their way to Xbox Game Pass, such as Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 +2.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games Release Calendar
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Game |
Date Added |
Game Pass Tier(s) |
Platform(s) |
Notes |
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StarCraft: Remastered |
Nov 5 |
Ultimate, PC |
PC |
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StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection |
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Metal Slug Tactics |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Day-one release. |
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Go Mecha Ball |
Nov 6 |
Standard |
Console |
Available on PC Game Pass and XGP Ultimate since January 2024. |
|
Harold Halibut |
Series X/S |
Available on PC Game Pass and XGP Ultimate since April 2024. |
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The Rewinder |
Console |
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Turnip Boy Robs a Bank |
Available on PC Game Pass and XGP Ultimate since January 2024. |
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Goat Simulator Remastered |
Nov 7 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 |
Nov 19 |
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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl |
Nov 20 |
Cloud(?), PC, Series X/S |
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Nine Sols |
Nov 26 |
Cloud(?), Console, PC |
Day-one (Xbox version) release. |
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
Dec 9 |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
As for what’s next for Microsoft’s subscription service, Xbox Game Pass Standard is scheduled for a notable expansion on November 6. That’s the date when Go Mecha Ball, Harold Halibut, The Rewinder, and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank will be added to its content library. All of these titles have already reached PC Game Pass and XGP Ultimate between January and April 2024. Beyond that, Goat Simulator Remastered and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are set to arrive on November 7 and 19, respectively.
While this concludes the first wave of the Xbox Game Pass November 2024 lineup, the service already has several more confirmed wave 2 titles. The first of those is STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the much-anticipated and repeatedly delayed immersive sim that’s currently targeting a November 20 release. Critically acclaimed metroidvania Nine Sols is then set to reach the XGP catalog on November 26. Before that happens, Xbox Game Pass will lose seven titles on November 15, including Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name, Persona 5 Tactica, and Dungeons 4.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.