January 21, 2021
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It’s a new year, and if you have already secured a shiny new next-gen Xbox Series X or S console, or even a new PC gaming rig by now, there’s no better time to jump on an Xbox Game Pass (It’s the “Netflix” of gaming, and here’s why) subscription.
Did we mention that it’s only $1 for the first 3 months? That means you could play all the games listed below, along with all the other games that are already on the current library, and the upcoming ones in February, March and April.
Here are the games coming to Xbox Game Pass holders this month:
Here are the details of the games coming to the service.
Control
(PC) – January 21
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the Director struggling to regain control. This third-person, action-adventure game will challenge you to master a combination of supernatural abilities that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Desperados III (Android, Console, and PC) – January 21
Desperados III is the long-awaited prequel to
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. A story-driven, tactical stealth game featuring a colorful cast of characters that epitomize the Wild West,
Desperados III takes players on an adventure through rural towns, swamps, and riverbanks, to their ultimate, gun-slinging showdown!
January 28 also sees the release of three remastered Yakuza games for Xbox, Android and PC. This includes Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5. In a quest to abandon their bloody past, Kazuma Kiryu and adoptive daughter Haruka Sawamura leave the unforgiving streets of Kamurocho for the island of Okinawa to run the Morning Glory Orphanage, reads the Yakuza 3 description. Despite his efforts, trouble shadows Kiryu and the oorphanage is soon entangled in a deadly power struggle. Can Kiryu rescue the children’s home and escape his past for good?
The events of Yakuza 4 Remastered, on the other hand, centre around a murder investigation within the Tojo Clan territory.
Xbox has revealed the list of games joining Xbox Game Pass in the second half of January, and there are some real gems here. Look out for games like the Medium, Outer Wilds, and multiple games from the Yakuza series.