{"id":76128,"date":"2019-01-16T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=430498"},"modified":"2019-01-16T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T13:07:12","slug":"new-to-xbox-game-pass-we-happy-few-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-the-lego-movie-videogame-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/16\/new-to-xbox-game-pass-we-happy-few-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-the-lego-movie-videogame-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New to Xbox Game Pass: \u2018We Happy Few,\u2019 \u2018Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor,\u2019 \u2018The LEGO Movie Videogame\u2019 and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi, Xbox Game Pass friends! Don\u2019t want to freak you out, but we turned around today and suddenly there were even more games sitting on our desk. We\u2019re going to need a bigger desk\u2026 and you\u2019re going to need some free time, because there\u2019s so many games on the way.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re dropping four awesome games in the next two weeks, and you can sign up to get your first month for just $1<\/a>, so if your crew isn\u2019t already on the Xbox Game Pass hype train, tell them to get on that ASAP.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s get to some details on our latest games:<\/p>\n

We Happy Few <\/em><\/strong>(January 17) <\/em>\u2013 Xbox One X Enhanced<\/p>\n

A first-person action game set in a retro-futuristic alternate 1960s England. Conformity is key, and a drug called Joy makes everyone\u2019s problems go away \u2013 unless, of course, you\u2019re a rotten Downer. Play as a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial in the city of Wellington Wells. You\u2019ll have to fight or blend in with the drug-addled inhabitants, most of whom don\u2019t take kindly to people who won\u2019t abide by their not-so-normal rules.<\/p>\n

The LEGO Movie Videogame <\/em><\/strong>(January 17)<\/em><\/p>\n

The LEGO Movie Videogame puts players in the role of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Based on the humorous and action-packed events from the film, players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.\u00a0 With unexpected moments and twists at every level, gamers will build their way through a uniquely LEGO adventure on their ultimate mission to bring creativity to their LEGO world.<\/p>\n

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor <\/em><\/strong>(January 24)<\/em><\/p>\n

Slain at the Black Gate along with your friends, family, and sworn brothers, the ancient Elven Wraith, Celebrimbor, offered you a chance for revenge. Now you must battle powerful Warchiefs who will gloat over past victories and bear grudges \u2013 and scars \u2013 from past defeats. Find unlikely allies, battle ferocious creatures, and experience a Middle-earth adventure like no other. Your story will grow and become uniquely your own after each battle, until you stand before the ultimate architect of your downfall \u2013 the Black Hand of Sauron himself.<\/p>\n

Saints Row: The Third <\/em><\/strong>(January 24)<\/em><\/p>\n

The open world, crazy mayhem, action adventure series returns as you now find yourself trying to protect the Third Street Saints brand name (and its turf). Enter the Syndicate, a global criminal empire who doesn\u2019t take kindly to someone else grabbing all the headlines and attention. Now they expect the Saints to pay tribute and fall in line; that ain\u2019t gonna happen. Take back Steelport \u2013 and the Saints\u2019 reputation \u2014 by any means necessary.<\/p>\n

And, don\u2019t forget that we also dropped Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3<\/em> last week.<\/p>\n

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 <\/em><\/strong>(January 10)<\/em><\/p>\n

Take the epic battle to all new heights in 3v3 matches featuring fan-favorite characters from the Marvel and Capcom Universes. This definitive version includes all DLC and modes that made the original a staple in the fighting game genre.<\/p>\n

You better get your game on with these gems before we hit you with our next game drop!\u00a0 Crackdown 3<\/em> hits Xbox Game Pass on the day and date of its worldwide release on February 15, plus a bunch more are coming atcha in February and beyond.<\/p>\n

Aaaaannnddd finally, ICYMI, the Design Innovate Communicate Entertain (D.I.C.E) Awards nominations include two Xbox Game Pass games: Forza Horizon 4<\/em> was nominated for Best Racing Game, and Sea of Thieves<\/em> was nominated for Online Game of the Year. Congratulations to all D.I.C.E Award nominees, and fire up that console stat to experience Forza Horizon 4<\/em> and Sea of Thieves<\/em>, if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n

Join Xbox Game Pass Today<\/strong><\/p>\n

With over 100 great games for one low monthly price, including highly-anticipated new Xbox One exclusives the day they\u2019re released, including the highest-rated* Xbox exclusive of this generation\u00a0Forza Horizon 4<\/a><\/em>, plus more games added all the time, Xbox Game Pass gives you the ultimate freedom to play. If you haven\u2019t tried Xbox Game Pass, join today and get your first month for $1<\/a>, and discover your next favorite game.<\/p>\n

For the latest Xbox Game Pass news, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, download the Xbox Game Pass app for\u00a0Android<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0and keep it tuned here to Xbox Wire. Until next month, game on!<\/p>\n

*Source: Metacritic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi, Xbox Game Pass friends! Don\u2019t want to freak you out, but we turned around today and suddenly there were even more games sitting on our desk. We\u2019re going to need a bigger desk\u2026 and you\u2019re going to need some free time, because there\u2019s so many games on the way. We\u2019re dropping four awesome games […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50,56],"class_list":["post-76128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-recent-news","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}