Devil May Cry 5 and Age of Empires hit Xbox Game Pass today

Plus Microsoft details upcoming PC changes

Devil May Cry 5 and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will be available on Xbox Game Pass today, Microsoft announced at Gamescom on Monday.

In a number of new release announcements, the platform holder also confirmed that strategy game Stellaris will also be available today, followed on August 22 by Kingdom Come Deliverance and Ape Out.

Bard’s Tale 4 follows on August 27th and Blair Witch on August 30th, it said.

The platform holder also announced a number of updates coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, including changes which it says will make it easier to discover and manage games, as well as connect with friends.

Microsoft’s list of additions can be found below.

  • Find Your Friends Across Networks:We know staying connected to your friends while gaming is important, so we’ve made some updates to make it easier to find and start playing with your friends with new account linking options. In addition to adding friends via their Xbox gamertags, you’ll now be able to search for friends from Facebook or Steam that are also on Xbox. You’ll also be able to link your accounts for YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Discord, and Reddit on your player card so your friends can follow your gaming adventures no matter where you are.
  • New Ways to Find and Filter Games: We’ve also heard you wanted improvements to the way you can manage your games within the new Xbox (Beta) app. Soon, you’ll be able to take advantage of new filter options from the sidebar to make finding your favorite games and managing your DLC even easier.
  • More Control on Managing Downloads:We’re also making some updates to the drive selector that not only display the disk space required for each game, but also enable you to select the drive where you want your games installed.
  • PC Joins the Mobile App: To make it easier for you to manage your Xbox Game Pass for PC library while on the go, we’re excited to share the Xbox Game Pass mobile app now includes PC titles. With this update that we’re currently testing in Beta, you can also browse and discover games in the Xbox Game Pass for PC library and download them anytime and anywhere to your PC. To take advantage of these features, gamers can download the Xbox Game Pass mobile app (Beta) available on iOS and Android This feature is available in public beta on Android devices, and in a closed Beta on iOS devices, and we will have more to share soon.
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