Get in the car, punk. Xbox Game Pass for PC is about to pick up three new games, cramming Final Fantasy XV, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Death’s Gambit into the back seat of its subscription bandwagon. That’s one banger, one bust, and one “huh, seems alright” jumping onto Game Pass’ growing catalogue, still available at 1/$1 for three months if you’re a first-time subscriber.

But all that’s firmly in “coming soon” territory. Before all that, we’ve got a brief detour to punch-town as Bleeding Edge, Ninja Theory’s upcoming multiplayer basher, hops on for a two-day beta on Xbox Games Pass next week.

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The Souls series is unquestionably one of the most influential gaming works this decade. Who’d have thought that a reboot of the King’s Field series would see dozens of imitators, and for so many of them to be good? Death’s Gambit is the latest in an increasing number of 2D Souls-inspired platform hack n’ slashers, joining the likes of Salt & Sanctuary and the excellent Hollow Knight to deliver another round of brooding gothic vibes and plenty of challenging boss fights. It’s out today on Steam and GOG, published under the banner of Adult Swim Games.

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