Summary
Xbox Game Pass Corehas addedBatman: Arkham Knightand two more titles to its content library. These arrivals mark the firstXbox Game Pass Coreexpansion in 2025.
The most affordable tier of Microsoft’s subscription service was originally announced in July 2023 and launched two months later.Xbox Game Pass Core was officially positioned as a replacement for Xbox Live Gold, serving as the cheapest way of having online functionality on Microsoft’s consoles while still getting to play some free games in the process. Since its debut, the service has been sporadically adding new titles to its content catalog.
PC, Series X/S
Day-one release.
These arrivals mark the first expansion of the lowest tier of Microsoft’s gaming service in 2025. Prior to today, theXbox Game Pass Core catalog most recently expandedin early December 2024, when it addedCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled,DayZ, andGoat Simulator. Based on Microsoft’s track record, the Core library seems unlikely to receive any more titles before summer 2025 at the earliest. This would also be consistent with the company’s original announcement of the service, which promised that the XGP Core catalog would be updated several times per year.
Xbox Game Pass has only one more confirmed title for March 2025. That would beAtomfall, a new post-apocalyptic survival game from British studio Rebellion.Atomfallhas technically been available in early access since March 24, but its international release is only slated for the 27th. Rebellion’s latest title will be available day one to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members.
Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Lineup Isn’t a Complete Mystery
Microsoft’s subscription service is expected to announce the first wave of its next month’s releases on or around April 2. But at least several of them are known already, asXbox Game Pass currently has six games confirmed for April 2025. The first of those to materialize will beSouth of Midnight, an action adventure fromWe Happy Fewdeveloper Compulsion Games, which Microsoft acquired in 2018.Descenders NextandCommandos: Originsare then planned to reach the higher tiers of Xbox Game Pass on April 9, followed byBlue Princea day later. The April 2025 Wave 2 lineup will includeTempopoandClair Obscur: Expedition 33, which are scheduled to arrive on April 17 and 24, respectively. In the meantime, Xbox Game Pass is set to lose ten titles—including fourYakuzagames—on March 31.
