Xbox Game Pass July includes Gears 5 tech test

Plus Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Dead Rising 4 and more

Xbox Game Pass July includes Gears 5 tech test

Microsoft has announced eight upcoming additions to the Xbox Game Pass catalogue, while confirming subscribers will also receive automatic access to the upcoming Gears 5 tech test.

The tech test for the Gears 5 versus multiplayer mode will be available to download from July 17 with online play active from July 19.

New games set to be added to Game Pass this month include Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Dead Rising 4 and Lego City Undercover, while titles leaving the subscription service include Lego Movie: The Videogame, Dead Rising 2 and Hitman Season 1.

Games coming to Xbox Game Pass

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of War (July 4, Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • My Time at Portia (July 4, Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Undertale (July 4, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Blazing Chrome (July 11, Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Dead Rising 4 (July 11, Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Lego City Undercover (July 11, Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Timespinner (July 11, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)
  • Unavowed (July 11, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)

Games leaving Xbox Game Pass for console

  • Aftercharge (July 9)
  • Warhammer Vermintide 2 (July 10)
  • Lego Movie: The Videogame (July 16)
  • Dandara (July 31)
  • Dead Rising 2 (July 31)
  • Hitman Season 1 (July 31)
  • Metal Slug XX (July 31)
  • Defense Grid: The Awakening (July 31)
  • Hexic 2 (July 31)
  • Iron Brigade (July 31)

The recently launched Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which combines Xbox Live Gold membership with Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, can currently be sampled for $1/£1 for the first month.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play Gears 5 four days before its September 10, 2019 release date.

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