Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Two Games, 27 Years Apart, Added Today - News

Summary

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is adding EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo today.
Released 27 years apart, these two titles conclude the XGP Wave 1 lineup for January 2025.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now dive into EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo as part of their subscription. These additions mark the third and fourth titles added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in January 2025, enhancing the gaming experience for subscribers.

The iconic Diablo, released in late 1996, needs no introduction as it pioneered the hack-and-slash RPG genre. On the other hand, EA Sports UFC 5, launched in October 2023, continues to be the latest installment in EA's renowned mixed martial arts series.

Despite being released nearly 27 years apart, these games are now accessible through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, available as of today, January 14. While Microsoft typically focuses on multi-platform games, both of these titles deviate from that norm; Diablo is exclusively for PC, while EA Sports UFC 5 is playable on Xbox Series X/S or via Xbox Cloud Gaming for those with sufficient internet speeds.

Xbox Game Pass Now Offers Over a Dozen Activision Blizzard Titles

With Diablo now on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the service boasts a total of 13 Activision Blizzard titles. This includes Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, each counted as three separate games. Since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard in late 2023, the service has been adding nearly one new title per month from their catalog, with more expected to join soon.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games

Game	Date Added	Game Pass Tier(s)	Platform(s)	Notes
EA Sports UFC 5	Jan 14	Ultimate	Cloud, Series X/S
Diablo	Jan 14	Ultimate, PC	PC
Eternal Strands	Jan 28	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release
Sniper Elite: Resistance	Jan 30	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Day-one release
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector	Jan 31	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release
Avowed	Feb 18	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release
Atomfall	Mar 27	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Day-one release
Football Manager 25	Mar ??	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Day-one release; exact date TBA
Commandos: Origins	Mar ??	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Day-one release; exact date TBA

EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo wrap up the first wave of January 2025 additions to Xbox Game Pass. The second wave of games for January is expected to be announced soon, possibly on January 21, following Microsoft's tradition of revealing new releases on Tuesdays.

Further announcements about upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles could come before the month ends, especially with the Xbox Developer Direct scheduled for January 23. The event will feature Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight, and Doom: The Dark Ages, all confirmed for day-one Xbox Game Pass Ultimate releases in 2025. Before the next Xbox Developer Direct, the service will see the departure of six games on January 15, including Insurgency: Sandstorm and Those Who Remain.

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