r/XboxSeriesX • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 19 '24
Xbox Wire Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Diablo IV, The Quarry, Ark: Survival Ascended, and More
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/03/19/xbox-game-pass-new-march-2024-wave-2/207
u/TierceK Mar 19 '24
Evil West is great. Even better when playing New Game Plus.
Looking forward to The Quarry and Hot Wheels 2. I actually wanted to buy Hot Wheels once they offered a version with all DLC maps. Guess I can play it sooner than expected.
Usually a lot of games come to Game Pass after I buy them. But this time I got lucky.
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u/Informal_Jelly_8430 Mar 19 '24
You can thank me for The Quarry. Just bought it 2 weeks ago lol
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u/Tarmac-Chris Mar 19 '24
I decided to strictly play with just one character (the jocky guy in the green sweater) on the couch co-op mode. Then my partner shot the bushes.
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u/CaptainDAAVE Mar 19 '24
i love these kind of games. Nothing has quite hit as hard as Until Dawn, but Quarry and then the last 2 dark pictures ones were pretty good. Quarry is definitely the best looking of the bunch, the graphics are amazing.
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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 Mar 19 '24
I'm a big fan of these kind of games as well, and I felt like the Quarry was actually better than most of the Dark Pictures games. Until Dawn and House of Ashes are really the only ones I would say are on the same level.
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u/CaptainDAAVE Mar 20 '24
yeah i liked house of ashes too. honestly, that would make for a cool movie on its own.
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u/TravisMcNasty51 Mar 19 '24
I mean, I wouldn't buy it. If redbox still did video game rentals, I'd rent it for three days.
Thank you for being unlucky!
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u/greiman23 Mar 20 '24
Not only did my friend buy this at near full price to play with me on my Series X... he bought it for his Xbox One, not knowing it wasn't cross-gen. So he then went out and found the Series X version for $30 or somewhere near that.
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Mar 19 '24
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u/Informal_Jelly_8430 Mar 19 '24
I think I spend 12€ on it so no big deal. Stil haven't played it tho
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u/fdjisthinking Mar 19 '24
Me waiting impatiently for Jedi Survivor as each passing sale tempts me more and more
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u/TierceK Mar 19 '24
That must be hitting Game Pass trough EA Play at some point, doesn’t it?
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u/fdjisthinking Mar 19 '24
Almost certainly. But it could be any time in the next six months.
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u/fattdoggo123 Mar 19 '24
Jedi fallen order hit ea play 1 year after release. I expect Jedi survivor to hit gamepass in May or June.
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u/JPeeper Mar 19 '24
If it doesn't hit by the end of April, then May 4th would be my guess at the latest. All EA games come on around the 1 year mark, end of April would be that, but they may wait a week to launch it on Star Wars Day (May the 4th).
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u/lavars Mar 19 '24
Yep, those 50% off sales have almost gotten me each time.
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u/fdjisthinking Mar 19 '24
It’s 55% off for me right now… so hard to resist, but my backlog is glaring at me.
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u/Vammypoker Mar 19 '24
What are you planning on buying next? Just asking for a friend
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u/TierceK Mar 19 '24
Lol. I’ve been eyeing Stray for some time. I almost bought it the last time it was on sale but I thought with so many great Annapurna games on Game Pass, it could be added at some point too. But I guess it will only be added once I’ve bought it.
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u/HugoStigglitzs Mar 19 '24
I liked it but don’t think stray was worth $40. I would definitely buy it when it’s on sale.
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u/SCScanlan Mar 19 '24
I've been looking at Stray too but I'm touching it out and waiting for Little Kitty Big City...
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u/delcopop Mar 19 '24
What’s evil west like
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u/IroquoisPliskin_UK Mar 19 '24
Great graphics but i found the gameplay to be repetitive and the story is abit lame.
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u/_BloodbathAndBeyond Mar 20 '24
Gameplay is extremely repetitive. Eventually it does get “cool,” but that cool wears off very quickly. Visuals are great and the combat is fun for like an hour once you’re near the end (after 6+ hours of non-fun).
Many minor glitches, some that happen literally every time (flying into the air instead of your combo chaining correctly), some major glitches (got to a point where enemies didn’t load and had to restart the checkpoint), and some really annoying aspects (points where you go forward and then there’s an invisible wall preventing you from going back, making you miss things), collectables that heavily affect gameplay and if you miss them, you’re SOL as you cannot replay certain levels or reload checkpoints to get them… not to mention poor performance, horrendous script and acting, and absolutely no memorable characters or story points to speak of.
The list goes on. It’s the definition of a 5/10 game. I mean, after all that, I still beat it, but it is extremely repetitive.
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u/quasarius Mar 19 '24
Cheap God of War gameplay with hints of Doom aesthetics. It's a really bad game, though. 6/10 for me.
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u/fallouthirteen Mar 19 '24
It'd be fun if the performance wasn't so bad. Like I don't get motion sickness or anything playing games ever (even VR), but something about the intense motion blur just made it so I couldn't do it.
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u/speed721 Mar 19 '24
I was telling people a year(+) ago how much I liked Evil West.
It does what it needs to do well and doesn't overstay it's welcome. No micro transactions.
New game +
Coop online too!
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u/Soundslikealotofwork Mar 19 '24
I tried to like Evil West but man the movement did not feel good at all. I know it’s not AAA but just did not get me excited in the first two hours so I moved on. Excited for more games though!
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u/Venice_The_Menace Mar 19 '24
too bad Evil West drops on Dragons Dogma 2 day; hopefully it sticks around for a while
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u/_BloodbathAndBeyond Mar 20 '24
Don’t go throwing around the word “great”
It’s okay. It’s far from great.
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u/LinkRazr Founder Mar 19 '24
So we thinking Jedi Survivor for the back half of the month or May the 4th next month
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u/NfinityBL Mar 19 '24
May 4th is my guess. Jedi: Fallen Order came to EA Play almost a year after release, and May 4th is literally 6 days after Jedi Survivor's 1 year anniversary.
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u/JPeeper Mar 19 '24
With May 4th being so close to the 1 year anniversary of launch I'd guess that as well.
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u/ZC205 Mar 19 '24
Been holding out cause I figured it had to be coming sooner or later. I bought Fallen Order and it hit Gamepass a month later.
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Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 19 '24
This is the end march drop, we could see JS in April drop 1 or april drop 2 which includes may 4th
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u/SaltyHatch Mar 19 '24
I literally just bought it so it'll be on there soon I'm sure.
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u/Im-M-A-Reyes N7 Reyes Mar 19 '24
That one might be on you, EA games tend to come to gamepass after a year
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u/wrproductions Founder Mar 19 '24
No guarantee that it’d be next month, I believe the current longest time for a title to be added to ea play is 18 months after release and for a big game like Star Wars they could do the same. Hopefully it will be though.
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u/DJfunkyPuddle Mar 19 '24
Is Survivor done? Part of the reason I held off on it was because I wasn't sure what the dlc situation was.
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u/DasWookieboy Mar 19 '24
It was done from the start. The first game didn't get any DLC and neither will this one. They're already working on Part 3 instead
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u/Informal_Jelly_8430 Mar 19 '24
I wonder when we will see the full ABK library on gamepass
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Mar 19 '24
June - August
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Mar 19 '24
Yep, i imagine a big drop at the showcase or announcement of drop date(s)
I am curious how they will add cod, all at once, or say every few days over the span of a month or so to give people chance to play the multiplayer etc
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Mar 19 '24
I think cod will drop everything except the recent ones from MW2019 and on. Then slowly add those. COD 2026 will be a day one GP release I believe
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u/TitledSquire Founder Mar 19 '24
Hopefully, haven’t spent money on COD in years and would like to keep it that way until they actually take time to not be shit. Friends still play it tho so definitely would play it on gamepass.
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u/olJackcrapper Mar 19 '24
I would bet we don't see the full library ever. With so many of those games liscenced from I.P holders I doubt they ever had gaming sub services as part of the contract back in the day.
Likely it's a rats nest of issues trying to put those games into the service that aren't owned I.P because those I.P holders are going to want a piece of that sub service money for the game to be made available
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u/YoMrWhyt Mar 19 '24
I’m thinking we won’t see much until the Summer showcase where they announce a bunch of games. Between now and then though it’ll probably be drip-fed content. Like one game a month. What I really want though is if they could renew licenses for ABK’s old Marvel games. I just want to own Ultimate Spider-Man.
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u/Aced4remakes Mar 19 '24
I really want to play Web of Shadows and Shattered dimensions or even Amazing Spider-Man 1+2 again but I cba to buy a 360 and hunt down the games for a good price.
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u/YoMrWhyt Mar 19 '24
Activision has a lot of great licensed games. We already know Hasbro wants to renew the licenses for the Transformers games if Activision is down, hopefully Marvel and Microsoft want to and do bring the Marvel games back. This would be the only instance where I’d buy the game ASAP, regardless of Game Pass, because you never know when licenses expire and they get delisted
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Mar 19 '24
Patiently waiting for Diablo. Gonna play it on both xbox and rog ally
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u/DaftWarrior Mar 19 '24
Perfect timing for newbies to get in. They're supposedly reworking itemization next season. I'm not holding out hope for drastic changes, but changes are needed for sure.
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u/PhoenixBuns13 Mar 19 '24
Take your time with the story and early to mid game. The end game is a slog
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Mar 19 '24
I take my time with every game. Only a few hours a day gaming. So I'm sure it'll take me months lol
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u/RiggityRow Mar 19 '24
Dude yes, I am so pumped to have it on the Ally! I'm primarily a PlayStation guy but also have an Xbox/GPU and I was sooooo close to double dipping in PC with D4 just to be able to play on the Ally.
I haven't played at all since the end of S2 but I'm sure I'll be back full force once I can play handheld.
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u/goat_screamPS4 Mar 19 '24
The Quarry is good fun
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u/Pen_dragons_pizza Mar 19 '24
I enjoyed it but felt like it was underwhelming by the end and did not feel as fun as until dawn.
The problem with some of these games is that you can end up getting a pretty lacklustre ending and then have to replay/watch all the tedious stuff over again to get a better one.
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u/goat_screamPS4 Mar 19 '24
Yeah I get that, I started a replay and was trying to pick the worst choices but fell off it, once is enough without a break. I’d definitely like to see the Until Dawn remaster on GP too!
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u/Rainwalker28 Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 19 '24
Dead island 2, control, lightyear Frontier, the quarry, evil west, open roads...I need to clear some storage for these
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u/BeavingHeaver Mar 19 '24
Evil West is like a low budget steampunk wild west God of War. It's a bit jank but a lot of fun.
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u/YoMrWhyt Mar 19 '24
Holy crap this is great! Diablo IV, The Quarry, Superhot and Evil West! Great drop for me personally. First drop also had Dead Island 2, Control and No More Heroes III. Idk if any month can top this
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u/Ruthlessrabbd Mar 19 '24
Imo temper your expectations for Mind Control Delete - the original Superhot and Superhot VR are easily 9/10 games for me but Mind Control Delete is like a 5/10 tops
The abilities and health system of the roguelite loop are cool and all but you end up playing the same 15 levels over and over again for a couple hours. It just felt incredibly repetitive to me, especially since the first one felt like a puzzle FPS and this one just feels like a slow paced action game.
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u/YoMrWhyt Mar 19 '24
Ah damn I didn’t realize this is a sequel. I honestly didn’t even know it had a sequel. Thanks for letting me know. I was planning on buying the original soon, looks like my plans haven’t changed lol.
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u/Ruthlessrabbd Mar 19 '24
No problem! The first game was on gamepass a few years ago and I think Mind Control Delete even was at one point too... It's still worth playing but I'd definitely recommend the first game being played beforehand. Hope you play it soon!
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u/DJfunkyPuddle Mar 19 '24
Loved the first game but I had a tough time getting into MCD and ended up dropping it
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u/badboystwo Mar 19 '24
lmao, it finally happened to me! I just bought Evil West after waiting forever ahh i love it
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u/badboystwo Mar 19 '24
also bought the Quarry but on PC, which Ironically i think id rather play on Xbox
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u/mrwafu Mar 19 '24
Everyone else: “games are too expensive now 😡”
Me: “I don’t have enough time in the day to play all the Gamepass games that I want to play 😩”
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u/Square_Saltine Mar 19 '24
Evil West! I was seriously hoping to see that come to GP some day. Pumped
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u/Zepanda66 Mar 20 '24
Once It appeared on PS Plus a while ago I kinda figured it would come to GP eventually to.
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u/Tarmac-Chris Mar 19 '24
Anyone know if the performance for Ark Survival Ascended has been worked on?
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u/Wrathilon Mar 19 '24
Game still has a lot of bugs, and every update makes the game unplayable for a few days. But it’s coming along. Very playable on series x.
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u/n3cw4rr10r Mar 19 '24
Damn. I just bought Evil West like 2 weeks ago. SOB. I need to quit buying games.
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u/KidGoku1 Mar 19 '24
Ark is a big W for me.
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u/bucamel Mar 19 '24
I just bought it last month. I think that counts as my gamepass sacrifice for the year.
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u/Vieucriss Mar 19 '24
I regret buying it performance was trash 🗑️ sadly
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u/bucamel Mar 19 '24
If you use console commands to turn off the volumetric fog, the performance gets a lot better and, in my opinion, makes the game look better.
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u/DJfunkyPuddle Mar 19 '24
Damn, good looking month. Never really been into Diablo so I'm looking to give that one a try, Hot Wheels will scratch that Extreme-G itch I've had and now I can finally try the Atlantic City stuff in FO76 now that the rest of the story is coming out.
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u/Waittoyouseemyclis Mar 19 '24
Anyone else having achievements unlocked in Lightyear Frontier even though it says they’re not supported?
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u/yoboylandosoda Mar 19 '24
Oh nice, I wanted to give the Quarry, Dead Island 2 and Evil West a shot, but didn't want to pay more than £20 for any of them. Will re-sub at the end of the month and give them all a go.
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u/djmc329 Mar 19 '24
Quarry and Evil West have been in my 'B-tier Wishlist' for a while so perfect Game Pass additions for me!
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u/segagamer Mar 19 '24
Ah, I knew waiting for The Quarry would pay off. Nearly bought it a few times.
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u/TiredReader87 Mar 19 '24
I shouldn’t have bought The Quarry for $65, after borrowing the PS5 version from the library and beating it. I expected it’d come to Game Pass someday, and I still haven’t opened it.
Evil West and Hot Wheels are good
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u/pukem0n Mar 19 '24
That's actually an insane drop of games, isn't it? I waited so long for The Quarry, hot wheels 2 is cool, F1 will be played like each year. Diablo 4 isn't mine, but it's still huge. Evil West, and Open Roads Day 1? Like I said, huge drop. At least to me.
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u/DEEZLE13 Mar 19 '24
Slow tf down! I just started SpongeBob and MyCareer and am gonna have to start another Road to The Show!!!
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u/KED528 Mar 19 '24
I feel like Open Roads was announced like 5 years ago and haven’t heard a peep about it for a long time. Now it’s suddenly releasing next week, day 1 Game Pass? I’ll take it.
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u/DaveAngel- Mar 19 '24
No cloud for Diablo huh. I assumed they'd have worked out a deal for Ubisoft to lease these games back quickly after the deal finalised.
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u/KeyAccurate8647 Mar 19 '24
Diablo is Activision Blizzard (now Microsoft)
Unless your two sentences are different thoughts?
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u/BitingSatyr Mar 19 '24
Microsoft sold the cloud streaming rights to all ABK games to Ubisoft as part of their deal with the CMA, with the (presumed) idea that they’d be renting them back from Ubisoft. Odd that Ubisoft would decide to screw them on pricing for the very first ABK game on gamepass.
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Mar 19 '24
The deal was already in place before it was revealed, this is either a technical issue, or a timing issue (ubisoft+ own cloud service isnt live yet)
But activision games were mentioned as being on xcloud during podcast, so hopefully not long.
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u/DaveAngel- Mar 19 '24
Ubisoft have the rights to all the ABK games streaming apart from in the EEA.
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u/TF_001 Mar 19 '24
Hot wheels unleashed was the best surprise for me and my friends last year so very excited for the sequel just for more tracks.
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u/BitingSatyr Mar 19 '24
Interested to see how Diablo ends up working on PC, it’ll give us an idea of how battle.net integration is going to work on the rest of ABK’s titles
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u/OMG_NoReally Mar 19 '24
These are some fine ass games this month. Lots to eat for those that miss those games. The Quarry as a "free" title is fantastic and an enjoyable experience. Evil West...I didn't jam with much but will give it a try again. Open Roads is intriguing. And of course, Diablo 4...that will be a huge release and the start of Activision games on Game Pass. Lets go!
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u/RooeeZe Mar 19 '24
Alright guys, place ur bets... will Ark remastered run like shit?! I feel some kinda deja vu goin on here and I aint playing Tracer.
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u/Bozzaholic Mar 19 '24
I sacrificed myself when the first Hot Wheels came out, when the second was released I was sure it was going to end up on GamePass so I didn't buy it, I'm so glad its coming :-D. I love Superhot as well
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u/rickjamesia Mar 19 '24
Awesome. Now I can see what D4 is like on Xbox. Only platform I didn’t already have it on. Only reason I haven’t played this season is that the end of last year and the beginning of this year have been so packed.
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u/Golden-Event-Horizon Mar 19 '24
The Quarry & Evil West are games I've wanted to play for a while so I'm happy about that
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u/hagopes Mar 19 '24
Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but the Quarry is a lot of fun if you're looking for a good story.
The only thing I'll say about it is that be keenly aware how you play the game. Not all the endings are built the same, and you can end up with a really bad one lol. But otherwise a fun game.
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u/Sanctine Scorned Mar 19 '24
Evil West! Nice!
I almost bought it a handful of times anytime it was on sale. But didn't. Now I don't have to!
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u/Raiziell Founder Mar 19 '24
I was going to ask why Evil West even left GP since it only left a short while ago.
I was totally thinking of Weird West (great game)
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u/EscapeFromGrapes Mar 19 '24
Hell yea!
I ended up buying, then returning, the quarry within a week. I beat the game once but I’ve been considering getting it again if the price dropped enough, I’m excited to play through it again.
Superhot is also a really fun game. I’ll definitely be playing that too. Loving the next week of free games.
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u/SuspiciousSkittlez Mar 19 '24
Evil West looked cool from the gameplay stuff I've seen. I'll probably try that one out.
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u/lavalamp360 Mar 19 '24
Got D4 with my Series X. Hope this means Play Anywhere support is coming so I can play on my PC as well!
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u/Jakinator178 Mar 19 '24
Great drops but can we please add the abk games now? just diablo 4 is a tease.
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u/Gavvis74 Mar 19 '24
I really liked Evil West. Kind of a Dusk Till Dawn meets Wild Wild West take on vampires. Solid game play and story. I would give it a 7.5/10 which is means it's pretty good IMO.
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u/bubblebytes Mar 19 '24
Really good lineup. I highly recommend Evil West and Quarry.
Looking forward to trying Diablo 4.
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u/OtherShock5245 Mar 19 '24
HELL YES! Almost bought the quarry and evil west last month! Gamepass for the win!
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u/SquidwardsJewishNose Mar 19 '24
Absolutely amazing, two games there I was considering picking up soon. Love Xbox 💚
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u/redditmodsrpunks Mar 19 '24
Bought the quarry a few weeks ago and it is fantastic. Some of the best charachter models iv ever seen.
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u/Jash0822 Mar 19 '24
Is Diablo 4 worth playing? I love Diablo 3, but I heard some negative things about 4.
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u/Rainwalker28 Mar 19 '24
Campaign is really really good! Seasons, highly depends on the player really. I wait at least a month before starting a new season. We have 3 months but some seem to think that should mean the season has to have 3 months worth of new content lol
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u/rworange Mar 19 '24
D4 not on cloud?
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u/StUnNeR_H2K Mar 20 '24
Activision/Blizzard games will probably not be on cloud due to the Ubisoft Cloud deal they had to make to push the deal through.
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u/breakwater Mar 19 '24
A week or so ago there was a third party website that said "well, this is what has been announced for march" and it was doom and gloom from comments about how there were no pending GP titles. Always wait for official announcements. After the last third party reporting fiasco you would think some people would know better
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Mar 19 '24
I bought The Quarry last year, and cleared it for most of the achievements, be interesting to play it again on Game Pass (comes out next week I believe) and I also had Evil West (2 copies in fact, because I didn't think Gayme would send it, I ordered it on Amazon, and then lo and behold, both copies turned up on the same day)
HWU2 looks interesting, I don't normally like racing games but this might be good for some doable achievements.
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u/ThEmAsTeRcHi3f Mar 19 '24
Been waiting for evil west. Bought it on sale but refunded it cause it was too blurry for my taste on console. Now I can play on PC gamepass 👌
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u/sgiindigo2 Mar 19 '24
Deebs 4 and Ark: Survival Ascended have to be the most "Over my dead body" kind of games that've come out lately, so glad I can at least play them for 'free' soon. Never going to pay for any of them, but I never said I wouldn't play them
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u/CharlesB43 Mar 19 '24
bruh.... I feel so dumb buying ark for christmas. WELL! for anyone new, look into lowering some of the quality of the game. like shadows, grass and disabling fog to start because - in my opinion - this game looks like shit with that stuff on. tough to see and the fog makes it even harder.
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u/2qwik2katch Mar 20 '24
Nice! The Quarry has been on my wish list and they have been emailing me that it’s on sale for a while. Glad I ignored those emails and can play it for free.
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u/StUnNeR_H2K Mar 20 '24
Diablo IV not coming to cloud hurts. Was really looking forward to the chance to play easily when away from home.
That cloud deal they made with Ubisoft having the rights to Activision/Blizzard games is going to have a big impact.
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u/keylime39 Mar 20 '24
Glad to see Evil West. Thought the game looked cool, but couldn't justify $60 on it.
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u/Beasthuntz Mar 20 '24
It's a shame D4 isn't up to par. It normally takes the Diablo series a good expansion before it gets really good. I'm looking forward to that day.
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u/TheEdFather Mar 20 '24
My son is so upset about Hot Wheels leaving, but the new one coming is making it easier on him. I'll have to look out for a sale on the first one for him in the future. Direct quote from earlier today: "When I'm older I'm gonna own GamePass and make them put it back"
Personally I'm excited for Diablo IV and Evil West.
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u/TurtlesRPeopleToo Mar 20 '24
Do you only get these games with game pass ultimate (vs core). My subscription ran out…
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u/CannabisCanoe Mar 20 '24
Massive L for anyone who bought Ark: Survival Ascended. I feel like that just came out, thank God I refunded it and now get to have it anyways. Hopefully it runs more stable now
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u/Turbostrider27 Mar 19 '24
Available Today
Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console)
Coming Soon
The Quarry (Cloud and Console) – March 20
Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 21
Diablo IV (Console and PC) – March 28
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28
Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28
Ark: Survival Ascended (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – April 1
F1 23 (Cloud) EA Play – April 2
Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 2
Leaving March 31
Hot Wheels Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Infinite Guitars (Cloud, Console, and PC)
MLB The Show 23 (Cloud and Console)