June’s Xbox Game Pass lineup is a chance to play 2022’s most overlooked racing game

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By James

EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get the chance to play the most overlooked racing game of 2022, No need for speedwith the update coming to both services this week.

No need for speed launched in early December, after the plethora of AAA holiday releases. It drew attention by putting anime-style characters (and vehicle flair) on the series’ usual photo-realistic fleet, but overall Criterion’s first NFS game in a decade was a solid recovery for a series that seemed to be the way to go lost in the series. intermediate. We’ve given it a Polygon Recommends badge for solid driving gameplay and realistic performance, allowing the player to spend a lot of time getting to know their favorite car, rather than just collecting a fleet of one-time unlocks that always finish first.

Need for speed not consolidated is available through the EA Play library that comes with Game Pass Ultimate, the highest level of service that includes access to everything (PC, console, and cloud streaming). It will join both plans on June 22.

In addition to NFS: UnboundPC and Xbox Game Pass subscribers get access to:

  • The bookmark (Console and PC) – June 22. This is a narrative adventure launching the same day on Game Pass (as well as on PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store, plus PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5). In this turn-based narrative adventure, the player is a writer who has the resources to jump into the realms of the books he reads and writes. Legendary artifacts such as Mjolnir and Excalibur are among the treasures that can be recovered.
  • Bramble: The Mountain King (Cloud, console and PC) – June 27. A “grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark Scandinavian fables”, Blackberry launched at the end of April, also for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
  • FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X) – June 27: This puzzle-platformer Metroidvania was announced in Summer 2020 and launched in Fall 2021. The player character is an anthropomorphic rabbit named Rayton, who is out to be other animal friends of the machines that have conquered their city. FIST makes its Xbox debut here; it is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.
  • Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Console and PC) – June 29: In this cozy farming sim launched in 2020, players take over their late grandfather’s farm to restore it to its former lavish glory. It was added to the PlayStation Plus Extra library in May.
  • Arcade paradise (Console and PC) – July 3: We called Arcade paradise a “love letter to ’90s management sims and arcades” in our August 2022 review. In it, the player is in their late teens, tasked with managing their father’s laundromat. Of course, they turn it from a boring washer-and-dryer parlor into a jamming arcade, where all the cabinets are playable. The game is also available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC via Steam.
  • Sword and Fairy: Together forever (Console and PC) – July 5: First launched in 2021, this Chinese-made role-playing game is a party-based adventure where players explore the stories and rivalries between three factions: Human, Deity, and Demon. It is also available on PlayStation 4 and PS5.

Of course, with a slew of new games joining the service, some older titles will be leaving from June 30. These are:

  • DJ Max Respect 5
  • kingdom of sin
  • Match Point — Tennis Championships
  • Olia
  • Omori
  • Road 96

Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass both cost $9.99 per month. PC Game Pass includes access to EA Play, which offers an additional 70 games on PC. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, for $14.99 a month, gives subscribers access to everything – the PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass libraries, EA Play on both console and PC – as well as the Xbox Live Gold membership, which is required for online multiplayer.

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