Microsoft has been pushing itsXbox Game Passservice for a while now and, frankly, it’s doing a good job selling it. The subscription service offers a massive library of games to its users and, while some titles have been removed, there are always new additions to fill the void. Microsoft has even partnered with EA to add theEA Play serviceto it and, as of today, EA Play on Game Pass is available to PC users too after a slight delay.
Speaking of EA games, today also bringsStar Wars: Squadronsto the service for both Xbox consoles and PC. The first game to be solely developed by EA’s Motive Studios (which so far had only assisted with development onStar Wars Battlefront 2), it puts players in control of both the New Republic and the Galactic Empire and take part in space dogfights. Featuring both multiplayer and an option to experience flying a ship in VR, it joinsStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderas another solidStar Warsgame from EA.
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It’s not just EA games that are now available on PC, though. Today also adds two games toGame Passon PC that are already part of the Game Pass line-up on consoles. The first isNier: Automata, the widely acclaimed and award-winning action-RPG from Square Enix and PlatinumGames. It’s easily one of the most unique games in the genre, taking full advantage of the medium to tell a story about an army of human-like androids fighting against machines in a post-apocalyptic world. It’s also worth checking out to prepare for theupcoming remaster of the originalNier, which is releasing this April for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4.
Another entirely new addition is theXCOM-like strategy gameEmpire of Sin. Trading a futuristic aesthetic and aliens for a 1920s Chicago setting and gangsters, it comes from the husband and wife team of John and Brenda Romero, the former being famous for co-founding id Software and working on theDoomseries. It was praised for its good ideas and writing, but some critics found the gameplay to be its weakest part.
