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Xbox Game Pass kicks off 2021 with an exciting lineup of games at just $1 for first 3 months

Xbox Game Pass kicks off 2021 with an exciting lineup of games at just $1 for first 3 months
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It’s a new year, and if you have already secured a shiny new next-gen Xbox Series X or S console, or even a new PC gaming rig by now, there’s no better time to jump on an Xbox Game Pass (It’s the “Netflix” of gaming, and here’s why) subscription.

Did we mention that it’s only $1 for the first 3 months? That means you could play all the games listed below, along with all the other games that are already on the current library, and the upcoming ones in February, March and April.

Here are the games coming to Xbox Game Pass holders this month:

Control (PC) – Jan 21

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the Director struggling to regain control. This third-person, action-adventure game will challenge you to master a combination of supernatural abilities that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Read our review for Control.

Desperados III (Console and PC) – Jan 21

Desperados III is the long-awaited prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. A story-driven, tactical stealth game featuring a colorful cast of characters that epitomize the Wild West, Desperados III takes players on an adventure through rural towns, swamps, and riverbanks, to their ultimate, gun-slinging showdown!

Read our review for Desperados III.

Donut County (Console and PC) – Jan 21

Donut County is a story-based, physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Cyber Shadow (Console and PC) – Jan 26

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity. Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan’s ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game.

The Medium (Xbox Series X|S and PC) – Jan 28

Available with Xbox Game Pass on day one of release! Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned hotel resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.

Yakuza 3 Remastered (Console and PC) – Jan 28

In a quest to abandon their bloody past, Kazuma Kiryu and adoptive daughter Haruka Sawamura leave the unforgiving streets of Kamurocho for the island of Okinawa to run the Morning Glory Orphanage.

Despite his efforts, trouble shadows Kiryu and the orphanage is soon entangled in a deadly power struggle. Can Kiryu rescue the children’s home and escape his past for good?

Yakuza 4 Remastered (Console and PC) – Jan 28

A murder in Tojo Clan territory soon sets off an investigation by a small Tojo branch consisting of Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima.

Follow the four playable protagonists as they unravel a hidden battle over money, power, status, and honor and a mysterious woman at the center of it all. With underground forces readily willing to kill to protect their secrets, the search seems to lead to more questions than answers.

ALSO READ: Microsoft Xbox Series X review: 31 days later

Yakuza 5 Remastered (Console and PC) – Jan 28

Kazuma Kiryu’s newfound calm as an unassuming cab driver comes to a sudden end as the standing peace between the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance disintegrates.

Forced to reckon with his past once more, the Dragon of Dojima returns to the criminal underworld to protect those he holds dear. With five playable protagonists across five major cities, follow Kiryu and his allies in their quest to navigate the corrupt underbelly and prevent an all-out turf war..

This article was first published in Geek Culture.

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